Composition: String Quartet in C major, Hob.III:39 (Haydn, Joseph)
| Title | String Quartet in C major |
| Alternative title | String Quartet No.39 ; "Russian Quartet No.3, The Bird" |
| Creators | Joseph Haydn (composer) |
| Opus | Hob.III:39n417 III:39 |
| Instrumentation | 2 violins, viola and cello |
| Number of movements | 4 |
| Keys | C 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allegro moderato | — | C major | — |
| Scherzo - Trio | — | C major | — |
| Adagio ma non troppo | — | F major | — |
| Finale. Rondo, Presto | — | C major | — |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | cornet, bugle and tenor | |
| view | Complete | piano | Christian Kraus |
| view | Rondo. Presto (No.4) | violin and piano | Paul Klengel |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score (color) · view Complete Score (mono) · view |
| view | Complete | — | Edition Peters | — | Complete Score (color) · view |
| 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 Gray 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 | — | Violin 1 · view Violin 2 · view Viola · view Cello · view Cover · view |
| view | Complete | parts | — | — | Violin 1 (corrected) · view Violin 2 (corrected) · view Viola (corrected) · view Cello (corrected) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for cornet, bugle and tenor | Lafleur | — | Complete Parts · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Rondo. Presto (No.4) | Arrangement for violin and piano |
Breitkopf und Härtel | 1914 | Complete Score and Violin Part · view |
Recordings/Performances
(No recordings)
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