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Divertimento in D major, Hob. II:22
Joseph Haydn · 1732–1809 · Austrian
For 2 horns, 2 violins, viola, cello
Also known as Cassation in D major, Hob. II:22 · Op. 2 No. 5, Hob. III:11
Level 4 · Early advanced — about ABRSM 7 · RCM 8, for the horn 1 part
Listen
- Ensemble
- Strings & winds
- Hardest part
- Horn 1
- Form
- Full work
- Length
- About 17 min
- Composed
- 1760–62
- Era
- Classical
Notes
Haydn's 'Divertimento a sei stromenti'; without the horns it became the String Quartet Op. 2 No. 5
About this work
- Composed
- 1765
- Presto
- Menuet - Trio
- Largo cantible alla breve
- Menuet - Trio
- Finale. Presto
A step before · level 3
Quartet in G major, Op. 8 No. 5, W.B 55
Johann Christian Bach
flute (or oboe or violin), violin, viola, cello
14 min
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A step after · level 5
Divertimento in F major, K. 247 ("Lodron Night Music No. 1")
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
2 horns, 2 violins, viola, cello
32 min
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