String Quintet in G major, Kr. 190

Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf · 1739–1799 · Austrian

For 2 violins, viola, 2 cellos

Also known as String Quintet No. 6 in G major

Level 4 · Early advanced — about ABRSM 7 · RCM 8, for the violin 1 part

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Ensemble: String quintet
Hardest part: Violin 1
Form: Full work
Length: About 14 min
Composed: 1789
Era: Classical

Notes

Two cellos; Allegro, Adagio non molto, Finale (Andante); the last of the six quintets

About this work

Composed: 1789 (?)

Allegro
Adagio non molto
Finale. Andante

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