String Quartet in D major, Op. 18 No. 1

Franz Krommer · 1759–1831 · Czech

For 2 violins, viola, cello

Also known as P. VIII:22

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. 1800
Era: Classical

Notes

Minuet comes second, before the Adagio; dedicated to Count Moritz von Fries

About this work

Dedicated to: Count Moritz von Fries

Allegro vivace
Minuetto. Allegro
Adagio
Allegro

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