String Quartet in C major, Op. 4 No. 1

Joseph Woelfl · 1773–1812 · Austrian

For 2 violins, viola, cello

Also known as String Quartet in C major, Op. 5 No. 1

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 22 min
Composed: c. 1801
Era: Classical

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Four movements; Hoffmeister's print calls it Op. 5 No. 1

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