String Quartet in C major, Op. 9 No. 1, Hob. III:19

Joseph Haydn · 1732–1809 · Austrian

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 20 min
Composed: 1769
Era: Classical

Notes

Four movements with the minuet second, as in all of Op. 9; violin 1 dominates

About this work

Composed: 1769 in String Quartets, Op.9 Haydn (No.1)

Moderato
Minuet - Trio
Adagio
Presto

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