String Quartet in G minor, Op. 3 No. 3

Maddalena Laura Lombardini Sirmen · 1745–1818 · Italian

For 2 violins, viola, cello

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 11 min
Composed: 1771
Era: Classical · woman composer

Notes

Two-movement quartet by a violin virtuosa; violin 1 leads

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Dedicated to: Benvenuto Robbio San Rafaele

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