Composition: String Quartet in C major, Hob.III:57 (Haydn, Joseph)
| Title | String Quartet in C major |
| Alternative title | String Quartet No.57 ; "Tost I, Quartet No.2" |
| Creators | Joseph Haydn (composer) |
| Opus | Hob.III:57n433 III:57 |
| Instrumentation | 2 violins, viola and cello |
| Number of movements | 4 |
| Keys | C major |
| Composed | 1788 |
| First published | 1788 |
| 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
| Title click for details |
Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vivace | — | C major | — |
| Adagio | — | C minor | — |
| Minuet - Trio | — | C major, C minor | — |
| Finale. Adagio - Presto - Adagio | — | C major | — |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | piano 4 hands | Hugo Ulrich |
| view | Complete | piano 4 hands | Carl Klage |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File (click to view) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score |
| view | Complete | — | Eulenburg | — | Complete Score |
| view | Complete | parts | J. J. Hummel | 1790 | Violin 1 Violin 2 Viola Cello Color Cover |
| view | Complete | parts | Longman & Broderip | 1790 | Violin 1 Violin 2 Viola Cello Color Cover |
| view | Complete | parts | Johann André | 1808 | Violin 1 Violin 2 Viola Cello |
| 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 | Litolff | — | Violin 1 Violin 2 Viola Cello |
| view | Complete | parts | Kistner | — | Violin I Violin II Viola Cello |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands |
Edition Peters | — | Complete Score |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands |
Heinrichshofen's Verlag | — | Complete Score |
Recordings/Performances
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