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

Joseph Eybler · 1765–1846 · Austrian

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 24 min
Composed: 1794
Era: Classical

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Dedicated to Haydn; four movements

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