String Quartet No. 8 in C major, Op. 29 No. 2

Louis Spohr · 1784–1859 · German

For 2 violins, viola, cello

Level 6 · Pre-diploma — about ARSM · RCM 10, for the violin 1 part

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Ensemble: String quartet
Hardest part: Violin 1
Form: Full work
Length: About 27 min
Composed: 1815
Era: Early Romantic

Notes

Four movements, about 27 minutes; first violin leads

About this work

Composed: 1815 (January)
Dedicated to: À son ami Andreas Romberg

Allegro
Adagio
Menuetto: Un poco Allegretto
Finale: Vivace

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