String Quartet in E-flat major (Wanhal)

The String Quartet in E-flat major was composed by Johann Baptist Wanhal around 1785, like Mozart's D major String Quartet K. 499, the composition was dedicated to Franz Anton Hoffmeister and has become known by the nickname Hoffmeister Nº. 2.

Structure edit

The composition is in three movements:

  1. Allegro con fuoco
  2. Adagio
  3. Allegro

See also edit

External links edit

  • String Quartet in E-flat major: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
  • "String Quartet in E flat Major, "Hoffmeister No.2"(Soundbites and discussion)". Edition Silvertrust. Retrieved September 16, 2014.