String Quartet in C major, MH 313

Michael Haydn · 1737–1806 · Austrian

For 2 violins, viola, cello

Also known as String Quartet in C major, P. 116

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 11 min
Composed: c. 1780
Era: Classical

Notes

Andante, Menuetto and Finale; authenticity of MH 308–313 disputed

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