String Quartet in C major, Op. 1 No. 1

Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges · 1745–1799 · French (Guadeloupe-born)

For 2 violins, viola, cello

Also known as Quatuor I

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 7 min
Composed: c. 1771
Era: Classical

Notes

Two movements, Allegro and Rondeau; violin 1 leads. Among the first French string quartets

About this work

Composed: 1771 ca.
Dedicated to: Monsieur le Prince de Robecq

Allegro assai
Rondeau. Tempo di Menuetto gratioso

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