String Quartet in C minor, Op. 17 No. 4, Hob. III:28

Joseph Haydn · 1732–1809 · Austrian

For 2 violins, viola, cello

Level 5 · Advanced — about ABRSM 8 · RCM 9, for the violin 1 part

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Ensemble: String quartet
Hardest part: Violin 1
Form: Full work
Length: About 22 min
Composed: 1771
Era: Classical

Notes

Minor-key quartet; violin 1 leads with brilliant passagework

About this work

Composed: 1771

Moderato
Minuet. Allegretto - Trio
Adagio cantabile
Finale. Allegro

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