String Quartet in G major, WoO 17

William Sterndale Bennett · 1816–1875 · English

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 19 min
Composed: 1831
Era: Early Romantic

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Early four-movement quartet; not on IMSLP

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