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String Quartet in B-flat major, Op. 8

Karl Goldmark · 1830–1915 · Austro-Hungarian
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 30 min
Composed
c. 1860
Era
Late Romantic

Notes

Four movements; first performed c. 1861

About this work

Composed
1850s?
Dedicated to
Joseph Hellmesberger Sr.?
First performed
1861 ca.
  1. Andante - Allegro moderato
  2. Andante sostenuto
  3. Allegro vivace
  4. Allegro molto
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