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Notturno in C major, Hob. II:25
Joseph Haydn · 1732–1809 · Austrian
For flute, oboe, 2 horns, 2 violins, 2 violas, cello
Also known as Notturno No. 1
Level 4 · Early advanced — about ABRSM 7 · RCM 8, for the flute part
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- Ensemble
- Strings & winds
- Hardest part
- Flute
- Form
- Full work
- Length
- About 15 min
- Composed
- 1788–90, rev. 1792
- Era
- Classical
Notes
Haydn's London version, flute and oboe replacing the two lire organizzate; opens with a march
About this work
- Composed
- 1788–90, rev. 1792 in 8 Nocturnes, Hob.II:25–32 Haydn (no.1)
- Marcia
- Allegro
- Adagio
- Finale. Presto
Also in Eight Notturni for the King of Naples, Hob. II:25–32
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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