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

William Shield · 1748–1829 · English

For 2 violins, viola, cello

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 8 min
Composed: c. 1782
Era: Classical

Notes

Opens with an Aria con variazione and ends with a fugue

About this work

Dedicated to: Lord Kinnaird

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