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String Quartet in E-flat major, Op. 33 No. 2

“The Joke”178116 min

This guide follows Haydn’s String Quartet in E-flat major, Op. 33 No. 2 “The Joke” (1781) in four parts: Allegro moderato, cantabile (sonata form), Scherzo. Allegro (minuet and trio), Largo e sostenuto (theme and variations) and Finale. Presto.

Recording: Unidentified string quartet

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Follow all 17 sections as they play

  1. I, · Sonata form
  2. II. · Minuet and trio
  3. III e · Theme and variations
  4. IV.
I, Sonata form0:04–4:52

A jovial, singing , marked , gives the nearly all its material. Chuckling little pass between the instruments, and the three notes that began the piece at the very end, like a pun. The is followed by the and the .

II. Minuet and trio4:53–8:38
III e Theme and variations9:07–13:27
IV. 13:34–16:20

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

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Franz Joseph HaydnString quartetsClassical periodE-flat majorSonata formMinuet and trioTheme and variations

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