String Quartet in G minor, Op. 1 No. 3, VB 183

Joseph Martin Kraus · 1756–1792 · German-Swedish

For 2 violins, viola, cello

Level 4 · Early advanced — about ABRSM 7 · RCM 8, for the violin 1 part

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Ensemble: String quartet
Hardest part: Violin 1
Form: Full work
Length: About 11 min
Composed: c. 1777
Era: Classical

Notes

Minor-key quartet in three short movements: Andante commodo, Romance, Tempo di minuetto

About this work

Composed: 1777 ca.
Dedicated to: King Gustav III of Sweden

Andante comodo — Adagio — Tempo primo
Romanze
Tempo di Minuetto

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