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String Quartet in D minor, Op. 76 No. 2

“Fifths”179723 min

This guide follows Haydn’s String Quartet in D minor, Op. 76 No. 2 “Fifths” (1797) in four parts: Allegro (sonata form), Andante o più tosto allegretto, Menuetto. Allegro ma non troppo (minuet and trio) and Finale. Vivace assai (sonata form).

Recording: Castalian Quartet

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Follow all 27 sections as they play

  1. I · Sonata form
  2. II o
  3. III. · Minuet and trio
  4. IV. · Sonata form
ISonata form0:02–9:32

Stormy and intense, built on the falling fifths of the opening. The first comes first and then the second. The fifths dominate the , and in the Haydn turns them upside down and crowds them together in ( overlapping). A leads to the , and then the starts.

  1. :
  2. :
II o 9:58–15:35
III. Minuet and trio15:57–18:59
IV. Sonata form19:12–23:23

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 minorSonata formMinuet and trio

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