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String Quartet in D major, Op. 20 No. 4

177225 min

This guide follows Haydn’s String Quartet in D major, Op. 20 No. 4 (1772) in four parts: Allegro di molto (sonata form), Un poco adagio e affettuoso (theme and variations), Menuetto alla zingarese (minuet and trio) and Presto scherzando (sonata form).

Recording: Castalian String Quartet

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AnalysisComments
  1. I di molto · Sonata form
  2. IIUn poco e · Theme and variations
  3. III alla · Minuet and trio
  4. IV · Sonata form
I di moltoSonata form0:25–8:30

Seven six- phrases open the : the first five are variants of one gentle figure, repeated notes with a rising fourth, and the last two bring in a bold triplet arpeggio. Those two ideas build the whole . The , the and the follow. Then the starts, and the begins in the (G major) rather than the home .

IIUn poco e Theme and variations8:51–18:48
III alla Minuet and trio19:05–20:36
IV Sonata form20:48–25:23

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 di moltoSonata form · 8 min · 305 bars · quarter note ≈ 155 bpm
  2. II. Un poco adagio e affettuosoTheme and variations · 10 min · 122 bars · eighth note ≈ 77 bpm
  3. III. Menuetto alla zingareseMinuet and trio · 2 min · 36 bars · quarter note ≈ 183 bpm
  4. IV. Presto scherzandoSonata form · 5 min · 130 bars · quarter note ≈ 156 bpm

Instruments: Violin I, Violin II, Viola, Cello

Franz Joseph Haydn, String Quartet in D major, Op. 20 No. 4, I. Allegro di molto: first page of the score
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Questions

How long is String Quartet in D major, Op. 20 No. 4?
About 25 min in this recording, in 4 movements: I 8 min, II 10 min, III 2 min and IV 5 min.
What form are its movements in?
I: sonata form, II: theme and variations, III: minuet and trio and IV: sonata form.
Which instruments play in String Quartet in D major, Op. 20 No. 4?
Violin I, Violin II, Viola and Cello.
How fast is it played?
In this recording, measured from the score: I quarter note ≈ 155 bpm, II eighth note ≈ 77 bpm, III quarter note ≈ 183 bpm and IV quarter note ≈ 156 bpm.
Is there a score of Franz Joseph Haydn's String Quartet in D major, Op. 20 No. 4?
Yes, of every movement.

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Franz Joseph HaydnString quartetsClassical periodD majorSonata formTheme and variationsMinuet and trio

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