String Quartet in E-flat major, Op. 5 No. 1

Franz Krommer · 1759–1831 · Czech

For 2 violins, viola, cello

Also known as P. VIII:10

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 16 min
Composed: 1795
Era: Classical

Notes

Compact three-movement quartet: Allegro moderato, Allegretto, Rondo

About this work

Composed: 1810 ca. from the 3 String Quartets Op.5 (No.1)

Allegro moderato
(Andante) Allegretto
Rondo. Moderato

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