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String Quartet in A major, Op. 20 No. 6

177219 min

This guide follows Haydn’s String Quartet in A major, Op. 20 No. 6 (1772) in four parts: Allegro di molto e scherzando (sonata form), Adagio cantabile (sonata form), Menuetto: Allegretto (minuet and trio) and Fuga a 3 soggetti: Allegro (fugue).

Recording: Kodály Quartet

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  1. I e · Sonata form
  2. II · Sonata form
  3. III: · Minuet and trio
  4. IV a 3 : · Fugue
I e Sonata form0:05–6:34

e : very fast and playful. The first opens the , followed by the and the . Haydn goes to the , E major, but then shifts to E minor for the , staying there only briefly. A closes the , and then the begins. The follows, the , and a closes the .

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II Sonata form6:38–12:54
III: Minuet and trio13:06–15:22
IV a 3 : Fugue15:27–18:39

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 periodA majorSonata formMinuet and trioFugue

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