Composition: String Quartet in E-flat major, Hob.III:31 (Haydn, Joseph)
| Title | String Quartet in E-flat major |
| Alternative title | String Quartet No.31 ; "Sun Quartet No.1" |
| Creators | Joseph Haydn (composer) |
| Opus | Hob.III:31n411 III:31 |
| Instrumentation | 2 violins, viola and cello |
| Number of movements | 4 |
| Keys | E flat major |
| Composed | 1772 |
| First published | 1774 |
| Dedication | Prince Nikolaus Zmeskall von Domanovecz |
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| 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 | — | E flat major | — |
| Minuet un poco allegretto - Trio | — | E flat major, C minor | — |
| Affetuoso e sostenuto | — | A flat major | — |
| Finale. Presto | — | E flat major | — |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | piano | Conrad Berens |
| view | Complete | piano | Roberto Novegno |
| view | Complete | piano | Christian Kraus |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Eulenburg | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Welcker | 1778 | Violin 1 · view Violin 2 · view Viola · view Cello · view Color Cover · view |
| view | Complete | parts | J. J. Hummel | 1779 | 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 | Litolff | — | Violin 1 · view Violin 2 · view Viola · view Cello · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
Litolff | — | Complete Score · view Complete Score · view Color Cover · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
Christian Kraus | 2022 | Complete Score · view |
Recordings/Performances
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