String Quartet in C major, Op. 36

Friedrich Ernst Fesca · 1789–1826 · German

For 2 violins, viola, cello

Also known as String Quartet No. 16 in C major

Level 5 · Advanced — about ABRSM 8 · RCM 9, for the violin 1 part

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Ensemble: String quartet
Hardest part: Violin 1
Form: Full work
Length: About 27 min
Composed: 1825
Era: Early Romantic

Notes

Allegro, Siciliano (Andante), Menuetto (Molto moderato), Finale (Vivace); the last of the 16

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