String Quartet in B-flat major, Hob.III:40 (Haydn, Joseph)
| Title | String Quartet in B-flat major |
| Alternative title | String Quartet No.40 ; "Russian Quartet No.4" |
| Creators | Joseph Haydn, composer |
| Opus | Hob.III:40n417 III:40 |
| Instrumentation | 2 violins, viola and cello |
| Number of movements | 4 |
| Keys | B flat major |
| Composed | 1781 |
| First published | 1782 |
| Dedication | Russian Grand Duke Paul |
| 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 | — | B flat major | — |
| Scherzo - Minore | — | B flat major, B flat minor | — |
| Largo | — | E flat major | — |
| Presto | — | B flat major | — |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| View | Complete | piano | Christian Kraus |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File (click to view) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score (color) Complete Score (mono) |
| View | Complete | — | Eulenburg | — | Complete Score |
| View | Complete | parts | Sieber | — | Violin 1 Violin 2 Viola Cello |
| View | Complete | parts | William Forster | 1785 | Violin 1 Violin 2 Viola Cello Color Cover |
| View | Complete | parts | J. Schmitt | — | Violin 1 Violin 2 Viola Cello Color Cover |
| View | Complete | parts | — | — | Violin 1 Violin 2 Viola Cello Color Cover |
| View | Complete | parts | — | — | Violin 1 Violin 2 Viola Cello Color Cover |
| View | Complete | parts | — | — | Violin 1 Violin 2 Viola Cello Color Cover |
| View | Complete | parts | Edition Peters | — | Complete Parts Violin 1 Violin 2 Viola Cello |
| View | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
Christian Kraus | 2022 | Complete Score |
Recordings/Performances
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