String Quartet in D major, Op. 20 No. 4, Hob. III:34

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 25 min
Composed: 1772
Era: Classical

Notes

Variations slow movement in D minor; gypsy-style minuet alla zingarese

About this work

Composed: 1772
Dedicated to: Prince Nikolaus Zmeskall von Domanovecz

Allegro di molto
Un poco adagio affettuoso, with 4 variations
Minuet. Allegretto alla zingarese - Trio
Presto e scherzando

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