String Quartet in B-flat major, Op. 3 No. 1

Ernst Wilhelm Wolf · 1735–1792 · German

For 2 violins, viola, cello

Level 3 · Upper intermediate — about ABRSM 6 · RCM 7, for the violin 1 part

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Ensemble: String quartet
Hardest part: Violin 1
Form: Full work
Length: About 14 min
Composed: c. 1785
Era: Classical

Notes

Three movements; the Adagio is headed "Le lacrime di Petrarca"

About this work

Composed: 1785 ca.

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