String Quartet in F major, Op. 3 No. 5 ("Serenade")

Roman Hoffstetter · 1742–1815 · German

For 2 violins, viola, cello

Also known as Haydn Serenade · Haydn Op. 3 No. 5 · Hob. III:17

Level 2 · Intermediate — about ABRSM 5 · RCM 6, for the violin 1 part

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Ensemble: String quartet
Hardest part: Violin 1
Form: Full work
Length: About 14 min
Composed: c. 1777
Era: Classical

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Long published as Haydn's Op. 3 No. 5 (Hob. III:17); muted violin melody over pizzicato

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