String Quartet No. 4 in C minor, Op. 8 No. 1

George Onslow · 1784–1853 · French

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 20 min
Composed: 1814–15
Era: Early Romantic

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Op. 8 set is dedicated to Pierre Baillot; first edition Naderman, Paris, 1816

About this work

Composed: 1814-15, revised 1816, 1829

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