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String Quartet in C major, Op. 33 No. 3

“The Bird”178118 min

This guide follows Haydn’s String Quartet in C major, Op. 33 No. 3 “The Bird” (1781) in four parts: Allegro moderato (sonata form), Scherzo. Allegretto (minuet and trio), Adagio ma non troppo and Finale. Rondo. Presto (rondo).

Recording: Zagreb String Quartet

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Follow all 15 sections as they play

  1. I · Sonata form
  2. II. · Minuet and trio
  3. III
  4. IV. . · Rondo
ISonata form0:00–6:38

The first violin introduces the main idea in the second : a repeated G with two grace notes and a turn. Watch how the decoration grows; at one point the violin stutters through five turns before it lands. The is shared by the two violins. Then come the and the .

II. Minuet and trio6:44–9:03
III 9:06–14:37
IV. . Rondo14:40–17:40

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 periodC majorSonata formMinuet and trioRondo

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