| Title | String Quartet in C major | 
| Alternative title | String Quartet No.45 ; "Prussian Quartet No.2" | 
| Creators | Joseph Haydn (composer) | 
| Opus | Hob.III:45n425 III:45 | 
| Instrumentation | 2 violins, viola and cello | 
| Number of movements | 4 | 
| Keys | C major | 
| Composed | 1787 | 
| First published | 1787 | 
| Dedication | Friedrich Wilhelm II, King of Prussia | 
| Tempo markings | — | 
| Metronome markings | — | 
| Time signatures | — | 
| Average duration (sec) | 1440 | 
| Number of measures | — | 
| Composition types | Quartets | 
| Period | Classical | 
| View on IMSLP |  | 
| Code |  | 
| Title click for details | Metronome | Key | Measures | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Vivace | — | C major | — | 
| Adagio cantible | — | F major | — | 
| Minuet - Trio | — | C major | — | 
| Finale. Vivace assai | — | C major | — | 
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| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score (color) · view Complete Score (mono) · view | 
| view | Complete | — | Eulenburg | — | Complete Score · view | 
| view | Complete | parts | Artaria | 1787 | Violin 1 · view Violin 2 · view Viola · view Cello · view Color cover · view | 
| view | Complete | parts | Wm. Forster | 1787 | Violin 1 · view Violin 2 · view Viola · view Cello · view Color cover · view | 
| view | Complete | parts | Wm. Forster | 1787 | 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 | — | — | Violin 1 · view Violin 2 · view Viola · view Cello · view | 
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