Composition: String Quartet in D major, Hob.III:63 (Haydn, Joseph)
| Title | String Quartet in D major 'The Lark' |
| Alternative title | String Quartet No.63 'The Lark' |
| Creators | Joseph Haydn (composer) |
| Opus | Hob.III:63n438 III:63 |
| Instrumentation | 2 violins, viola and cello |
| Number of movements | 4 |
| Keys | D major |
| Composed | 1790 |
| First published | 1791 |
| Dedication | Johann Tost |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Quartets |
| Period | Classical |
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Sections
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Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allegro moderato | — | D major | — |
| Adagio | — | A major | — |
| Minuet. Allegretto - Trio | — | D major, D minor | — |
| Finale. Vivace | — | D major | — |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | piano 4 hands | Hugo Ulrich and Robert Wittmann |
| view | Complete | piano | Roberto Novegno |
| view | I. Allegro moderato | oboe, violin, viola and cello | — |
| view | IV. Finale | 3 violins | — |
| view | IV. Finale | piano | Charles-Valentin Alkan |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Edition Peters | — | Complete Score · view Cover · view |
| view | Complete | — | Eulenburg | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | parts | J. Bland | 1792 | Violin 1 · view Violin 2 · view Viola · view Cello · view |
| view | Complete | parts | — | — | Violin 1 · view Violin 2 · view Viola · view Cello · view Color Cover · view |
| view | Complete | parts | — | — | Violin 1 · view Violin 2 · view Viola · view Cello · view Color Cover · view |
| view | Complete | parts | — | — | Violin 1 · view Violin 2 · view Viola · view Cello · view Color Cover · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Edition Peters | — | Complete Parts · view Violin 1 · view Violin 2 · view Viola · view Cello · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Edition Peters | — | Violin 1 · view Violin 2 · view Viola · view Cello · view Cover · view |
| view | Complete | parts | G. Henle Verlag | 1980 | Complete Parts · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands |
Edition Peters | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | I. Allegro moderato | Arrangement for oboe, violin, viola and cello | — | — | Complete Score · view Oboe · view Violin · view Viola · view Cello · view |
| view | IV. Finale | Arrangement for 3 violins | Laudy & Co. | 1901 | Complete Score · view Violin Part · view |
| view | IV. Finale | Arrangement for piano |
Richault | 1861 | Complete Score · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Arranged for | Files |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Synthesized | — | I. Allegro moderato · file II. Adagio. Cantabile · file III. Menuetto. Allegretto · file IV. Finale. Vivace · file |
| view | Synthesized | For Piano (Novegno) | I. Allegro moderato · file II. Adagio cantabile · file III. Menuetto. Allegretto · file IV. Finale. Vivace · file |
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