String Quartet in B-flat major, Hob.III:44 (Haydn, Joseph)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 4 movements
Composition Year 1787
Genre Categories Quartets; For 2 violins, viola, cello; Scores featuring the violin; Scores featuring the viola; Scores featuring the cello; For 4 players; For flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn (arr); Scores featuring the flute (arr); Scores featuring the oboe (arr); Scores featuring the clarinet (arr); Scores featuring the bassoon (arr); Scores featuring the horn (arr); For 5 players (arr); For piano (arr); For 1 player (arr); Scores featuring the piano (arr); For 2 pianos (arr); For 2 players (arr); For cello, piano (arr); Scores featuring the cello (arr); For 2 guitars (arr); Scores featuring the guitar (arr)

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Performances

Recordings

 Complete Performance
#367450 - 24.27MB - 21:12 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 882×⇩ - MP3 - Cypressdome

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Performer Pages Musicians from Marlboro (String Quartet)
Publisher Info. Boston: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
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Scores

 Complete Score
#479117 - 1.19MB, 22 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 100×⇩ - IS

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Publisher. Info. Quatuors pour deux violons, alto et violoncelle, No.28
Berlin: Trautwein, n.d.[1840-45]. Plate 775.
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 Complete Score
#889022 - 9.95MB, 40 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 15×⇩ - Royal College o...

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Publisher. Info. Mannheim: K. Ferd. Heckel, n.d.[1855]. Plate 755.
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Misc. Notes Extracted from Joseph Haydn's Quartetten (Haydn, Joseph). From Royal College of Music Library, London (GB-Lcm): A48
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 Complete Score
#05805 - 3.68MB, 22 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V*/V* - 7953×⇩ - Nerd011235

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Editor Wilhelm Altmann (1862-1951)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Ernst Eulenburg, No.167, n.d.(ca.1930). Plate E.E. 1267.
Reprinted New York: Dover Publications, 1982.
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Parts

 Violin 1
#475890 - 0.41MB, 4 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 38×⇩ - IS

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⇒ 4 more: Violin 2 • Viola • Cello • Color cover

 Violin 2
#475891 - 0.37MB, 4 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 19×⇩ - IS

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 Viola
#475892 - 0.31MB, 4 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 17×⇩ - IS

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 Cello
#475893 - 0.34MB, 4 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 17×⇩ - IS

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 Color cover
#475894 - 0.32MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 72×⇩ - IS

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Editor First edition
Publisher. Info. Vienna: Artaria, n.d.[1787]. Plate 109.
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Misc. Notes University of Western Ontario Music Library (CDN-Lu): RISM A/I: H 3494
From the Drs. Whitby Music Collection at the University of Western Ontario.
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 Violin 1
#476297 - 0.33MB, 4 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 27×⇩ - IS

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⇒ 4 more: Violin 2 • Viola • Cello • Color Cover

 Violin 2
#476298 - 0.30MB, 3 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 10×⇩ - IS

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 Viola
#476299 - 0.26MB, 3 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 13×⇩ - IS

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 Cello
#476300 - 0.25MB, 3 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 12×⇩ - IS

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 Color Cover
#476301 - 0.25MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 47×⇩ - IS

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Publisher. Info. London: Wm. Forster, n.d.[1787]. Plate 76.
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Misc. Notes University of Western Ontario Music Library (CDN-Lu): RISM A/I: H 3496
From the Drs. Whitby Music Collection at the University of Western Ontario.
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 Violin 1
#455224 - 0.29MB, 4 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 40×⇩ - IS

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 Violin 2
#455225 - 0.25MB, 3 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 33×⇩ - IS

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 Viola
#455226 - 0.22MB, 3 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 30×⇩ - IS

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 Cello
#455227 - 0.23MB, 3 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 35×⇩ - IS

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Publisher. Info. London: Wm. Forster, n.d.[1787]. Plate 76.
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Misc. Notes Sibley Music Library, Rochester (US-R): RISM A/I: H 3496
This file is part of the Sibley Mirroring Project.
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 Violin 1
#477513 - 0.87MB, 6 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 17×⇩ - IS

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 Violin 2
#477514 - 0.64MB, 4 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 10×⇩ - IS

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 Viola
#477515 - 0.59MB, 4 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 7×⇩ - IS

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 Cello
#477516 - 0.58MB, 4 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 10×⇩ - IS

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 Color cover
#476978 - 0.09MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 1413×⇩ - IS

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Engraver Charles-Nicholas Richomme (fl.1776-1827)
Publisher. Info. Collection complète des quatuors, No.44
Paris: I. Pleyel, n.d.[1820]. Plate 715.
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 Violin 1
#477517 - 0.42MB, 6 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 12×⇩ - IS

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⇒ 4 more: Violin 2 • Viola • Cello • Color Cover

 Violin 2
#477518 - 0.32MB, 4 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 12×⇩ - IS

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 Viola
#477519 - 0.28MB, 4 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 10×⇩ - IS

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 Cello
#477521 - 0.27MB, 4 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 13×⇩ - IS

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 Color Cover
#476978 - 0.09MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 1413×⇩ - IS

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Engraver Charles-Nicholas Richomme (fl.1776-1827)
Publisher. Info. Collection complète des quatuors, No.44
Paris: I. Pleyel, n.d.[1820]. Plate 715.
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Misc. Notes Monochrome conversion of the above.
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 Violin 1
#478913 - 0.43MB, 6 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 35×⇩ - IS

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⇒ 4 more: Violin 2 • Viola • Cello • Color Cover

 Violin 2
#478914 - 0.32MB, 4 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 16×⇩ - IS

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 Viola
#478915 - 0.27MB, 4 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 22×⇩ - IS

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 Cello
#478916 - 0.27MB, 4 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 21×⇩ - IS

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 Color Cover
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Publisher. Info. A Complete Collection of Haydn's Quartetts, No.44
London: Collard & Collard, n.d.(1830-34).
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 Violin 1
#455248 - 0.47MB, 5 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 62×⇩ - IS

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 Violin 2
#455249 - 0.34MB, 4 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 46×⇩ - IS

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 Viola
#455250 - 0.27MB, 3 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 50×⇩ - IS

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 Cello
#455251 - 0.32MB, 4 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 63×⇩ - IS

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Publisher. Info. Quatuors pour deux violons, alto et violoncelle, No.44
Braunschweig: Collection Litolff, n.d.[1870]. Plate Band 172, Cahier 9.
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

Complete

For Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon and Horn (Clements)

 Complete Score and Parts
#628986 - 1.29MB, 72 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 182×⇩ - PatrickC

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Arranger Patrick Clements (b. 1943)
Publisher. Info. Patrick Clements, 2009.
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For Piano (Berens)

 Complete Score
#472695 - 0.87MB, 14 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 31×⇩ - IS

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 Color Cover
#472696 - 1.10MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 54×⇩ - IS

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Arranger Conrad Berens (1801-1862)
Publisher. Info. 15 String Quartets arranged for Piano
Braunschweig: Henry Litolff, n.d. Plate 11884 (Vol.2, No.1)
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For 2 Pianos (Babcock)

 Piano 1
#853608 - 0.19MB, 19 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 29×⇩ - Gaylon Babcock

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 Piano 2
#853609 - 0.17MB, 18 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 28×⇩ - Gaylon Babcock

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Arranger Gaylon Babcock
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Adagio non lento (No.2)

For Cello and Piano (Lamoury)

 Complete Score and Cello Part
#264934 - 0.78MB, 7 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 243×⇩ - Generoso

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Arranger Philipp Lamoury (1837-1890)
Publisher. Info. Paris: E. Minier, n.d.(ca.1878). Plate E.M. 1796.
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Misc. Notes Transcribed to E major
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For 2 Guitars (Tárrega)

 Complete Parts
#841824 - 3.34MB, 4 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 5×⇩ - Town explorer

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Arranger Francisco Tárrega (1852-1909)
Copyist Miguel Llobet (1878–1938)
Publisher. Info. Manuscript, n.d.
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For Piano (Bretón)

 Complete Score
#618621 - 1.13MB, 6 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 10×⇩ - Іоахимъ

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Arranger Tomás Bretón (1850-1923)
Publisher. Info. Madrid: Zozaya, n.d.(ca.1878). Plate B.Z. 111.
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Misc. Notes No.2 of series: Unión artístico-musical: Sociedad de conciertos: Obras escojidas [sic]
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Braille Scores

 Complete Score
#903178 - 0.05MB, ? pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 12×⇩ - Feduol

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Editor Steve Gardiner
Publisher. Info. Steve Gardiner, 2023.
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Misc. Notes Braille score in bar-over-bar format, 38 cells per line, 27 lines per page.
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General Information

Work Title String Quartet in B-flat major
Alternative. Title String Quartet No.44 ; "Prussian Quartet No.1"
Composer Haydn, Joseph
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. Hob.III:44 ; Op.50 No.1
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IJH 410
Key B-flat major
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 4 movements:
  1. Allegro (B♭ major, 164 bars)
  2. Adagio non lento (E♭ major, 61 bars)
  3. Minuet - Trio (B♭ major, 65 bars)
  4. Finale. Vivace (B♭ major, 245 bars)
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1787
First Publication. 1787 in String Quartets, Op.50 (No.1)
Dedication Friedrich Wilhelm II, King of Prussia
Average DurationAvg. Duration 23 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Classical
Piece Style Classical
Instrumentation 2 violins, viola, cello
Discography MusicBrainz
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External Links Earsense page
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