String Quartet in E-flat major, Op. 15 No. 2, RH 188

François Joseph Gossec · 1734–1829 · French

For 2 violins, viola, cello

Also known as String Quartet Op. 1 No. 2 (Hummel)

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 9 min
Composed: 1772
Era: Classical

Notes

Two movements; the six quartets were also issued as Op. 1 by Hummel

About this work

Composed: 1772 ca.
Dedicated to: Haudry de Soucy

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