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String Quartet in F minor, Op. 20 No. 5

177223 min

This guide follows Haydn’s String Quartet in F minor, Op. 20 No. 5 (1772) in four parts: Allegro moderato (sonata form), Menuetto (minuet and trio), Adagio (sonata form) and Finale: Fuga a due soggetti (fugue).

Recording: Tempest String Quartet

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AnalysisComments
  1. I · Sonata form
  2. II · Minuet and trio
  3. III · Sonata form
  4. IV: · Fugue
ISonata form0:28–10:03

A sustained, intense over a pulsing accompaniment, led by the first violin, whose phrases flow into one another with few clear cadences (points of rest). The falls into two paragraphs, and then the arrives in A-flat major with a rising octave. The and the follow. The long passes through D-flat major and G-flat minor.

  1. :
IIMinuet and trio10:31–15:02
IIISonata form15:31–20:26
IV: Fugue20:30–23:21

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 moderatoSonata form · 10 min · 161 bars
  2. II. MenuettoMinuet and trio · 5 min · 100 bars · quarter note ≈ 170 bpm
  3. III. AdagioSonata form · 5 min · 85 bars · eighth note ≈ 106 bpm
  4. IV. Finale: Fuga a due soggettiFugue · 3 min · 184 bars · half note ≈ 134 bpm

Instruments: Violin I, Violin II, Viola, Cello

Franz Joseph Haydn, String Quartet in F minor, Op. 20 No. 5, I. Allegro moderato: first page of the score
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Questions

How long is String Quartet in F minor, Op. 20 No. 5?
About 23 min in this recording, in 4 movements: I 10 min, II 5 min, III 5 min and IV 3 min.
What form are its movements in?
I: sonata form, II: minuet and trio, III: sonata form and IV: fugue.
Which instruments play in String Quartet in F minor, Op. 20 No. 5?
Violin I, Violin II, Viola and Cello.
How fast is it played?
In this recording, measured from the score: II quarter note ≈ 170 bpm, III eighth note ≈ 106 bpm and IV half note ≈ 134 bpm.
Is there a score of Franz Joseph Haydn's String Quartet in F minor, Op. 20 No. 5?
Yes, of every movement.

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Path 08

The string quartet, 1772 to 1960

Four players across almost two centuries: Haydn shapes the conversation, Bartók breaks it open, Shostakovich turns it inward.

Haydn → Mozart → Schubert → Beethoven → Dvořák → Debussy → Reger → Bartók → Shostakovich

11 works · 5 h 11 min

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Franz Joseph HaydnString quartetsClassical periodF minorSonata formMinuet and trioFugue

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