String Quartet in E-flat major, Op. 1 No. 0, Hob. II:6

Joseph Haydn · 1732–1809 · Austrian

For 2 violins, viola, cello

Also known as Divertimento in E-flat major, Hob. II:6 · String Quartet, Op. 0

Level 3 · Upper intermediate — about ABRSM 6 · RCM 7, for the violin 1 part

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Ensemble: String quartet
Hardest part: Violin 1
Form: Full work
Length: About 18 min
Composed: c. 1760
Era: Classical

Notes

Five movements with two minuets; not in the printed Op. 1, hence 'Op. 0'

About this work

Composed: 1765 or before

Presto
Menuet I - Trio
Adagio
Menuet II - Trio
Finale: Presto

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