String Quartet No. 1 in B-flat major, Op. 4 No. 1

George Onslow · 1784–1853 · French

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 19 min
Composed: 1807–10
Era: Early Romantic

Notes

First of Onslow's 36 quartets; the Op. 4 set was published by Pleyel in 1811

About this work

Composed: 1807-10

Allegro con brio
Andante sostenuto
Menuetto e Trio
Finale. Allegro

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