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String Quartet in G major, Op. 8 No. 1

Franz Weiss · 1778–1830 · Austrian
For 2 violins, viola, cello
Level 6 · Pre-diploma — about ARSM · RCM 10, for the violin 1 part
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Ensemble
String quartet
Hardest part
Violin 1
Form
Full work
Length
About 32 min
Composed
1814
Era
Classical

Notes

Four movements; the Eybler Quartet titles the pair 'Razumovsky'

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