| Authorship Note These trios have been attributed to Felice Giardini (1716-1796). See note below. |
| Incipit | see below
Trio No.1 |
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| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 2 trios |
| First Publication | 1792 |
| Genre Categories | Trios; For 2 violins, cello; Scores featuring the violin; |
| Work Title | 2 String Trios |
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| Alternative. Title | Deux Trios en diferent Stile Compose par un Amateur a Amsterdam ches Jaque Vanderbouzzen Aux quay du Rondell |
| Composer | Anonymous |
| Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. | IA 823 |
| Key | 1. C-sharp minor 2. C major |
| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 2 trios:
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| First Publication. | 1792 |
| Piece Style | Classical |
| Instrumentation | I: 2 violins, cello; II: violin, viola, cello |
These trios were published anonymously as a satire on German music, perceived at the time to be heavy and cerebral. A report entitled "Musical Caricature in Private Circulation" appeared in the London paper Morning Chronicle on 31 January 1792, which described the publication with its cheeky title-page vignette:
Apparently the satire was directed at Haydn, visiting London in 1792 (the fact Haydn was Austrian seemed not to be important); the newspaper guessed (probably correctly) that the composer was Felice Giardini, a known Haydn-adversary, who was at that time resident in London.