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String Quartet in F major

Benjamin Franklin · 1706–1790 · American
For 3 violins, cello
Also known as Quartetto a 3 Violini con Violoncello · Franklin's open-string quartet
Level 1 · Early intermediate — about ABRSM 3–4 · RCM 4–5, with the parts evenly matched
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Ensemble
String quartet
Hardest part
Balanced
Form
Full work
Length
About 6 min
Composed
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Era
Classical

Notes

Three violins and cello, each in a different scordatura; open strings only throughout; five short movements

About this work

  1. untitled
  2. Menuetto
  3. Càpricio
  4. Menuetto
  5. Siciliano
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