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String Quartet in E-flat major, Op. 20 No. 1

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This guide follows Haydn’s String Quartet in E-flat major, Op. 20 No. 1 (1772) in four parts: Allegro moderato (sonata form), Menuetto: Allegretto (minuet and trio), Affettuoso e sostenuto (sonata form) and Presto (sonata form).

Recording: Aeolian Quartet

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  1. I · Sonata form
  2. II: · Minuet and trio
  3. III e · Sonata form
  4. IV · Sonata form
ISonata form0:01–7:34

The first violin introduces a genial made of two short ideas: a falling and a rising scale in faster notes. Simple as they are, they supply much of the . After the the cello takes the , followed by a . Then the begins, and the arrives.

  1. :
II: Minuet and trio7:38–11:25
III e Sonata form11:36–17:54
IVSonata form18:02–20:36

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 trio

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