String Quartet in E-flat major, Op. 1 No. 2, Hob. III:2

Joseph Haydn · 1732–1809 · Austrian

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 18 min
Composed: c. 1760
Era: Classical

Notes

Five movements with two minuets; violin 1 leads, lower parts easy

About this work

Composed: 1757-62 ca.

Allegro molto
Minuet - Trio
Adagio
Menuetto - Trio
Finale. Presto

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