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String Quartet in C major, Kr. 194

Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf · 1739–1799 · Austrian
For 2 violins, viola, cello
Also known as String Quartet No. 4 in C major
Level 4 · Early advanced — about ABRSM 7 · RCM 8, for the violin 1 part
MajorPlayfulDanceLesser-known

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Ensemble
String quartet
Hardest part
Violin 1
Form
Full work
Length
About 16 min
Composed
1788
Era
Classical

Notes

Allegro, Menuetto (Allegro assai), and a theme with five variations and coda as finale

About this work

  1. Allegro
  2. Menuetto. Allegro assai — Alternativo — Coda
  3. Tema con Variazione. Andante (Theme, 5 variations and coda)
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