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String Quartet in G major, Op. 33 No. 5

“How do you do?”178115 min

This guide follows Haydn’s String Quartet in G major, Op. 33 No. 5 “How do you do?” (1781) in four parts: Vivace assai (sonata form), Largo e cantabile, Scherzo. Allegro (minuet and trio) and Finale. Allegretto (theme and variations).

Recording: Ätma Quartet (2020)

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Follow all 14 sections as they play

  1. I · Sonata form
  2. II e
  3. III. · Minuet and trio
  4. IV. · Theme and variations
I Sonata form0:06–4:43

The opening is a very quiet two- that sounds like an ending, so the piece seems to begin by finishing. The grows from it and ends with the same , and so does the whole , repeated to make sure. Then come the and the . In the a startling loud upbeat lands in the wrong before the home .

II e 4:53–8:16
III. Minuet and trio8:31–11:03
IV. Theme and variations11:15–15:30

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 periodG majorSonata formMinuet and trioTheme and variations

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