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String Quartet in C minor, Op. 3 No. 6

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 11 min
Composed: c. 1782
Era: Classical

Notes

Light Classical quartet in two or three movements

About this work

Dedicated to: Lord Kinnaird

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