Composition: String Quartet in G major, Hob.III:41 (Haydn, Joseph)
| Title | String Quartet in G major |
| Alternative title | String Quartet No.41 ; "Russian Quartet No.5, How do you do?" |
| Creators | Joseph Haydn (composer) |
| Opus | Hob.III:41n417 III:41 |
| Instrumentation | 2 violins, viola and cello |
| Number of movements | 4 |
| Keys | G 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
| Title click for details |
Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vivace assai | — | G major | — |
| Largo cantabile | — | G minor | — |
| Scherzo - Trio | — | G major | — |
| Finale. Allegretto | — | G major | — |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | piano | Christian Kraus |
| view | Complete | piano | Roberto Novegno |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Eulenburg | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Sieber | — | Violin 1 · view Violin 2 · view Viola · view Cello · view |
| view | Complete | parts | William Forster | 1785 | Violin 1 · view Violin 2 · view Viola · view Cello · view Color Cover · view |
| view | Complete | parts | J. Schmitt | — | 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 | — | — | 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 | Arrangement for piano |
Christian Kraus | 2022 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Arranged for | Files |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Synthesized | For Piano (Novegno) | 1. Vivace assai (original key) · file 2. Largo. Cantabile (original key) · file 3. Scherzo. Allegro (original key) · file 4. Finale. Allegretto (original key) · file 1. Vivace assai (transposed, A flat major ) · file 2. Largo. Cantabile (transposed, G sharp minor ) · file 3. Scherzo. Allegro (transposed, A flat major ) · file 4. Finale. Allegretto (transposed, A flat major ) · file |
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