String Quartet No. 17 in B-flat major, K. 458 ("The Hunt")

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · 1756–1791 · Austrian

For 2 violins, viola, cello

Also known as Jagdquartett · Hunt Quartet

Level 6 · Pre-diploma — about ARSM · RCM 10, for the violin 1 part

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Ensemble: String quartet
Hardest part: Violin 1
Form: Full work
Length: About 27 min
Composed: 1784
Era: Classical

Notes

Horn-call opening theme gives the nickname; Adagio placed third

About this work

Composed: 1784
Dedicated to: Joseph Haydn

Allegro vivace assai
Menuetto and Trio. Moderato
Adagio
Allegro assai

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