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.

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The composition is in three movements:

1. Allegro con fuoco
2. Adagio
3. Allegro

• String Quartet No. 20 (Mozart)

• 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.