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String Quartet in D minor, Op. 42, Hob. III:43

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 13 min
Composed: 1785
Era: Classical

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Haydn's shortest mature quartet; opens Andante ed innocentemente

About this work

Composed: 1785

Andante ed innocentemente
Minuet - Trio
Adagio (e) cantabile
Finale. Presto

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