String Quartet in G minor, MH 311

Michael Haydn · 1737–1806 · Austrian

For 2 violins, viola, cello

Also known as String Quartet in G minor, P. 120

Level 4 · Early advanced — about ABRSM 7 · RCM 8, for the violin 1 part

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Ensemble: String quartet
Hardest part: Violin 1
Form: Full work
Length: About 14 min
Composed: c. 1780
Era: Classical

Notes

Andante, Andante grazioso, Menuetto with variations; authenticity of MH 308–313 disputed

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