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String Quartet in G minor, Op. 20 No. 3

177226 min

This guide follows Haydn’s String Quartet in G minor, Op. 20 No. 3 (1772) in four parts: Allegro con spirito (sonata form), Menuetto: Allegretto (minuet and trio), Poco adagio (sonata form) and Finale: Allegro molto (sonata form).

Recording: Pacific Quartet Vienna

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AnalysisComments
  1. I con · Sonata form
  2. II: · Minuet and trio
  3. IIIPoco · Sonata form
  4. IV: molto · Sonata form
I con Sonata form0:05–7:12

Jagged leaps set a combative tone, and the is two seven- phrases. The is full of sudden silences, especially in the , each answered by the whole playing in , and the first violin spins improvised-sounding lines over off-beat chords. The continues with the , the and the . After the come the and the .

  1. :
II: Minuet and trio7:20–11:37
IIIPoco Sonata form11:44–21:50
IV: moltoSonata form21:55–25:51

Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.

At a glance

  1. I. Allegro con spiritoSonata form · 7 min · 270 bars · quarter note ≈ 104 bpm
  2. II. Menuetto: AllegrettoMinuet and trio · 4 min · 88 bars
  3. III. Poco adagioSonata form · 10 min · 113 bars · quarter note ≈ 46 bpm
  4. IV. Finale: Allegro moltoSonata form · 4 min · 104 bars · quarter note ≈ 149 bpm

Instruments: Violin I, Violin II, Viola, Cello

Franz Joseph Haydn, String Quartet in G minor, Op. 20 No. 3, I. Allegro con spirito: first page of the score
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Questions

How long is String Quartet in G minor, Op. 20 No. 3?
About 26 min in this recording, in 4 movements: I 7 min, II 4 min, III 10 min and IV 4 min.
What form are its movements in?
I: sonata form, II: minuet and trio, III: sonata form and IV: sonata form.
Which instruments play in String Quartet in G minor, Op. 20 No. 3?
Violin I, Violin II, Viola and Cello.
How fast is it played?
In this recording, measured from the score: I quarter note ≈ 104 bpm, III quarter note ≈ 46 bpm and IV quarter note ≈ 149 bpm.
Is there a score of Franz Joseph Haydn's String Quartet in G minor, Op. 20 No. 3?
Yes, of every movement.

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Franz Joseph HaydnString quartetsClassical periodG minorSonata formMinuet and trio

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