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

Louis Spohr · 1784–1859 · German

For 2 violins, viola, cello

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: 1805
Era: Early Romantic

Notes

Early quartet; first violin leads, lower parts accompany

About this work

Composed: 1805
Dedicated to: The Duke of Gotha & Atembourg

Allegro spiritoso
Menuetto: Allegretto - Trio
Adagio
Allegro

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