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String Quartet in B-flat major, Op. 33 No. 4, Hob. III:40
Joseph Haydn · 1732–1809 · Austrian
For 2 violins, viola, cello
Level 4 · Early advanced — about ABRSM 7 · RCM 8, for the violin 1 part
Listen
- Ensemble
- String quartet
- Hardest part
- Violin 1
- Form
- Full work
- Length
- About 16 min
- Composed
- 1781
- Era
- Classical
Notes
Light, witty quartet; the finale ends pizzicato
About this work
- Composed
- 1781
- Dedicated to
- Russian Grand Duke Paul
- Allegro moderato
- Scherzo - Minore
- Largo
- Presto
Also in Six String Quartets, Op. 33 ("Russian")
String Quartet in C major, Op. 33 No. 3, Hob. III:39 ("The Bird")
2 violins, viola, cello
19 min
4violin 1
String Quartet in E-flat major, Op. 33 No. 2, Hob. III:38 ("The Joke")
2 violins, viola, cello
18 min
4violin 1
String Quartet in G major, Op. 33 No. 5, Hob. III:41 ("How Do You Do?")
2 violins, viola, cello
19 min
4violin 1
A step before · level 3
Serenade No. 13 in G major, K. 525 ("Eine kleine Nachtmusik")
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
2 violins, viola, cello, double bass ad lib.
18 min
3violin 1
A step after · level 5
String Quartet in B-flat major, Op. 76 No. 4, Hob. III:78 ("Sunrise")
Joseph Haydn
2 violins, viola, cello
23 min
5violin 1