Joseph Haydn String Quartet op 76/3 'emperor' in C-major (mov 1/4) Allegro

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The Quartet No. 62 in C major, also known as Op. 76, no. 3, boasts the nickname Emperor, because in the second movement, Haydn quotes the melody from Gott erhalte Franz den Kaiser ("God Save Emperor Francis"), an anthem he wrote for Emperor Francis II. This same melody is known to modern listeners for its later use in the German national anthem, Deutschlandlied. The quartet consists of four movements: * I. Allegro * II. Poco adagio; cantabile * III. Menuetto. Allegro * IV. Finale. Presto

The first movement of the quartet is in the home key of C major, in common time, and is written in sonata form. The second movement, in G major cut time, is in strophic variation form, with the "Emperor's Hymn" as the theme. The third movement, in C major and A minor, is a standard minuet and trio. The fourth movement, in C minor and C Major, is in sonata form.


Joseph Haydn's string quartets, Op. 76, composed in 1796 and 1797, were commissioned by and dedicated to Count Joseph Erdody. The six quartets are the last complete set that Haydn composed. At the time of the commission, Haydn was employed at the court of Prince Nicolaus Esterházy II; around the same time he composed his annual mass for Princess Maria Hermenegild Esterházy and the oratorio The Creation.

Although the quartets were completed by 1797, shown by accounts of visitors hearing them performed in early 1797, they were not published until 1799. Correspondence between Haydn and his publishers reveal that there was confusion regarding the release of his quartets; the composer promised the London publishing house of Messrs. Longman Clementi & Co. first publishing rights, but a lack of communication with the firm led Haydn to worry that a Vienna publication might accidentally release the complete set of quartets first, causing him to lose money from London.

These quartets are among Haydn's most ambitious chamber works. They deviate more than previous quartets from the expected sonata form, and Haydn emphasized thematic continuity, seamlessly and continually passing motives from one instrument to another (Grave 312).

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[rancodanca]

That background is like watching the news while having sex.

Totally unappropriate :p

[wirdosz]

gewoonweg schitterend

[GrimmHallows]

Hey, elias12186, can I ask where you got all the info from? If you can find out. let me know, cause I'm doing an assignment on theme and variation. ^^ and sheet music would be awesome too.

[GrimmHallows]

Hey, elias12186, can I ask where you got all the info from? If you can find out. let me know, cause I'm doing an assignment on theme and variation. ^^

[HebertoPowell]

No string quartets as Haydn's. Greetings from Argentina.

Es gibt keine Streichquartette wie die von Haydn.

Ich sende meine Grüße aus Argentinien.

[felixv1990]

PRACHTIG

[EuropeanArchive]

Ah, someone understands it... clustering together to make a 10 minute video... :)

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Greetings,

Rolf

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