String Quartet in E-flat major, Hob.III:31 (Haydn, Joseph)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 4 movements
Composition Year 1772
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, violin, viola, cello (arr); For 2 pianos (arr); Scores featuring the piano (arr); For 2 players (arr); For piano (arr); For 1 player (arr)

Contents

Performances

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For Piano (Novegno)

 1. Allegro moderato
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 2. Menuetto. Allegretto
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 3. Affettuoso e sostenuto
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 4. Finale. Presto
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Publisher Info. Roberto Novegno
Performers Fubuki (computer) / SGM 2.01
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Misc. Notes original piano transcription by Roberto Novegno, synthesized performance
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Sheet Music

Scores

 Complete Score
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Publisher. Info. Quatuors pour deux violons, alto et violoncelle, No.20
Berlin: Trautwein, n.d.[1840-45]. Plate 752.
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 Complete Score
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Publisher. Info. Mannheim: K. Ferd. Heckel, n.d.(ca.1855). Plate 754.
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Misc. Notes Extracted from Joseph Haydn's Quartetten (Haydn, Joseph). From Royal College of Music Library, London (GB-Lcm): A47
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 Complete Score
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Editor Wilhelm Altmann (1862–1951)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Ernst Eulenburg, n.d.(ca.1930). Plate E.E. 1263. Ed.163.
Reprinted Mineola: Dover Publications, 1985.
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Parts

 Violin 1
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 Violin 2
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 Viola
#475715 - 0.19MB, 3 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 26×⇩ - IS

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 Cello
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 Color Cover
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Publisher. Info. London: James Blundell, n.d.[1778].
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Misc. Notes RISM A/I: H 3469
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 Violin 1
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 Violin 2
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 Viola
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 Cello
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Publisher. Info. Berlin & Amsterdam: J. J. Hummel, n.d.[1779].
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Misc. Notes In the Hummel ed. as "Oeuvre XVI"
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 Violin 1
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 Violin 2
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 Viola
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 Cello
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 Color cover
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Engraver Charles-Nicholas Richomme (fl.1776-1827)
Publisher. Info. Collection complète des quatuors, No.31
Paris: I. Pleyel, n.d.[1820]. Plate 715.
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 Violin 1
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 Violin 2
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 Viola
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 Cello
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 Color Cover
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Engraver Charles-Nicholas Richomme (fl.1776-1827)
Publisher. Info. Collection complète des quatuors, No.31
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
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 Violin 2
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 Viola
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 Cello
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 Color Cover
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Publisher. Info. A Complete Collection of Haydn's Quartetts, No.31
London: Collard & Collard, n.d.(1830-34).
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 Violin 1
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 Violin 2
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 Viola
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 Cello
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Publisher. Info. Braunschweig: Collection Litolff, n.d. , Band 172, Cahier 6
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

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For Flute, Violin, Viola, Cello (Tuttle)

 Complete Score
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⇒ 4 more: Flute Part • Violin Part • Viola Part • Cello Part

 Flute Part
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 Violin Part
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 Viola Part
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 Cello Part
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Arranger Marshall Tuttle (b. 1950)
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For 2 Pianos (Babcock)

 Piano 1
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 Piano 2
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Arranger Gaylon Babcock
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Misc. Notes each part designed to be printed front and back
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For Piano (Berens)

 Complete Score
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 Color Cover
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Arranger Conrad Berens (1801–1862)
Publisher. Info. 15 String Quartets arranged for Piano
Braunschweig: Henry Litolff, n.d. Plate 11880. (Vol.1, No.2)
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For Piano (Novegno)

 Complete Score
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Arranger Roberto Novegno (b. 1981)
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For Piano (Kraus)

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Arranger Christian Kraus (b. 1980)
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Minuet. Allegretto - Trio (No.2)

For Orchestra (Paumgartner)
See: 10 Minuets, Hob.IX:Anh. (No.8, Minuet only)

Braille Scores

 Complete Score
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Editor Steve Gardiner
Publisher. Info. Steve Gardiner, 2023.
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General Information

Work Title String Quartet in E-flat major
Alternative. Title String Quartet No.31 ; "Sun Quartet No.1"
Composer Haydn, Joseph
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. Hob.III:31 ; Op.20 No.1
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. IJH 445
Key E-flat major
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 4 movements:
  1. Allegro moderato (E♭ major)
  2. Minuet un poco allegretto (E♭ major) - Trio (C minor)
  3. Affetuoso e sostenuto (A♭ major)
  4. Finale. Presto (E♭ major)
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1772
First Publication. 1774 in String Quartets, Op.20 (No.1)
Dedication Prince Nikolaus Zmeskall von Domanovecz
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Classical
Piece Style Classical
Instrumentation 2 violins, viola, cello
External Links Earsense page
Wikipedia article (complete Op.20)
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