String Quartet in F minor, Op. 11 No. 5

Pierre Vachon · 1738–1803 · French

For 2 violins, viola, cello

Also known as Quatuor à cordes op. XI n°5 en fa mineur

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 19 min
Composed: c. 1782
Era: Classical

Notes

Three movements (Moderato, Adagio, Allegro non tanto); the only minor-key quartet of the set

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