String Quartet in D major, Op. 64 No. 5, Hob. III:63 ("The Lark")

Joseph Haydn · 1732–1809 · 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 18 min
Composed: 1790
Era: Classical

Notes

High-lying opening melody for violin 1; perpetuum mobile finale

About this work

Allegro moderato
Adagio cantabile
Menuetto: Allegretto
Finale: Vivace

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