Composition: String Quartets, Op. 20 (Haydn, Joseph)
| Title | String Quartets |
| Alternative title | The Sun Quartets |
| Creators | Joseph Haydn (composer) |
| Opus | Op.20 |
| Instrumentation | 2 violins, viola and cello |
| Number of movements | 6 |
| Keys | — |
| Composed | 1772 |
| First published | 1774 |
| Dedication | Prince Nikolaus Zmeskall von Domanovecz |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Quartets |
| Period | Classical |
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Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
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| view | Complete | piano | Christian Kraus |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File (click to view) |
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| view | Complete | — | Eulenburg | — | Complete Score |
| view | Complete | parts | Welcker | 1778 | Complete Parts Violin 1 Violin 2 Viola Cello |
| view | Complete | parts | Welcker | 1778 | Complete Parts Violin 1 Violin 2 Viola Cello |
| view | Complete | parts | J. J. Hummel | 1779 | Incomplete Parts Violin 1 Viola Cello |
| view | Complete | parts | J. J. Hummel | 1779 | Violin 1 Violin 2 Viola Cello |
| view | Complete | parts | — | — | Violin 1 Violin 2 Viola Cello |
| view | Quartets Nos.1, 5 and 6 | parts | Johann AndrĂ© | — | Violin 1 Violin 2 Viola Cello |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
Christian Kraus | 2022 | Complete Score |
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