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String Quartet in D major, Op. 64 No. 5

“The Lark”179021 min

This guide follows Haydn’s String Quartet in D major, Op. 64 No. 5 “The Lark” (1790) in four parts: Allegro moderato (sonata form), Adagio cantabile, Menuetto. Allegretto (minuet and trio) and Finale. Vivace.

Recording: Gewandhaus-Quartett

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Follow all 20 sections as they play

  1. I · Sonata form
  2. II
  3. III. · Minuet and trio
  4. IV.
ISonata form0:34–6:34

A crisp, prancing staccato opening: the second violin's quiet leads into the first violin's high, circling lark melody. The gives way to the first , a that modulates sharply, and the . Then the begins. Later the too early, a , and the true follows after it.

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II 6:41–12:54
III. Minuet and trio13:02–16:23
IV. 16:33–21:09

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 periodD majorSonata formMinuet and trio

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