String Quartet in A major, Op. 11 No. 1

Pierre Vachon · 1738–1803 · French

For 2 violins, viola, cello

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

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Ensemble: String quartet
Hardest part: Violin 1
Form: Full work
Length: About 13 min
Composed: c. 1782
Era: Classical

Notes

Two movements (Moderato, Allegretto); published as a 'quatuor concertant'

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