String Quartet in D major, Kr. 191

Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf · 1739–1799 · Austrian

For 2 violins, viola, cello

Also known as String Quartet No. 1 in D major

Level 3 · Upper intermediate — about ABRSM 6 · RCM 7, for the violin 1 part

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Ensemble: String quartet
Hardest part: Violin 1
Form: Full work
Length: About 13 min
Composed: 1788
Era: Classical

Notes

Three movements: Moderato, Menuetto, Finale (Allegro); no slow movement

About this work

Moderato
Menuetto. Moderato
Finale. Allegro

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