String Quartet in E-flat major, Op. 64 No. 6, Hob. III:64

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 18 min
Composed: 1790
Era: Classical

Notes

Andante slow movement; Presto finale

About this work

Dedicated to: Johann Tost

Allegro
Andante
Minuet. Allegretto - Trio
Finale. Presto

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