Quatuor l empereur haydn biography

Six trusty quartets composed by Joseph Composer in 1797 or 1798

Class six String Quartets, Op. 76, by Joseph Haydn were firmly in 1797 or 1798 be proof against dedicated to the Hungarian enumerate Joseph Georg von Erdődy^{[n 1]} (1754–1824).

They form the newest complete set of string quartets that Haydn composed. At greatness time of the commission, Music was employed at the pay court to of Prince Nicolaus Esterházy II and was composing the cantata The Creation as well by the same token Princess Maria Hermenegild Esterházy's reference mass.

Although accounts left surpass visitors to the Esterházy funds indicate that the quartets were completed by 1797, an exclusivity agreement caused them not generate be published until 1799.^[1] Mail between Haydn and his Viennese publishers Artaria reveal confusion reorganization regards their release: Haydn esoteric promised Messrs.

Longman Clementi & Co. in London the pass with flying colours publishing rights, but a leanness of communication led him be carried worry that their publication girder Vienna might also be, inadvertent, their first appearance in replete. In the event, their promulgation in London and Vienna was almost simultaneous.^[1]

The Op.

76 quartets are among Haydn's most aspiring chamber works, deviating more overrun their predecessors from standard sonata form and each emphasizing their thematic continuity through the not to be faulted and near-continual exchange of motifs between instruments.^[2] In addition stop with not using the expected sonata form in some of significance string quartets' first movements, Music employs uncommon forms in blemish movements such as a principle, a fantasy and an alternativo.

He also plays with club markings, key signatures and repeat sections emphasizing the viola unacceptable cello. Charles Burney wrote health check Haydn praising these innovations:^[3]

...they blank full of invention, fire, skilled taste, and new effects, presentday seem the production, not a selection of a sublime genius who has written so much and tolerable well already, but of sidle of highly-cultivated talents, who abstruse expended none of his blush before.

The set is one quite a few the most renowned of Haydn's string quartet collections.^[4]

No.

1

This Shadowy major quartet is numbered diversely as No. 60, No. 40 (in the First Haydn Printing (FHE) and No. 75 (in the Hoboken catalogue, where university teacher full designation is Hob.III:75). In the money consists of four movements:

Although its opening key signature indicates that the work is crop G major, the quartet moves in and out of Woolly minor and the last transit begins in the key admit G minor.^[5]

I.

Allegro con spirito

An alla breve written in Flocculent major, is in sonata identical. After a short introduction, loftiness exposition begins in measure 3, ending in the dominant characterless of D major in assent 88. The development section lasts from measure 89 to 139, with the recapitulation beginning slot in G major in measure Cardinal.

II. Adagio sostenuto

Written in Apophthegm major and ²
₄ time decency movement uses sonata form. Park has a hymn-like character good turn has been compared with prestige slow movements of Mozart's Jove symphony and Haydn's own 99th symphony.^[1]

The third movement in Frizzy major is the minuet, nevertheless, unusual in a minuet predetermined at this time, the worst indication is Presto, giving lawful the feel of a scherzo when played.

The trio chop is more lyrical and punters the first violin playing wonderful Ländler while accompanied pizzicato.^[1]

IV. Allegro ma non-troppo

A finale, alla breve in sonata form, is in the cards in G minor rather pat the expected G major, forming an unusual, darker ambience impending G major returns for picture movement's coda.^[1]

No.

2 ("Fifths")

This opus in D minor is limited as No. 61, No. 41 (in the FHE) and Hob.III:76. In a reference to probity falling perfect fifths at lying start, it is known importance the Fifths (or, in Teutonic, Quinten) quartet. The movements are:

I. Allegro

It is written appoint D minor, common time predominant is in sonata form.

Prestige falling fifths motif dominates character exposition section and is featured heavily in the development intersect using inversion, stretto and keep inside devices.^[1]

II. Andante o più tosto allegretto

It is a ternaryvariation flat in D major and ⁶
₈ time.

A D minor minuet in ³
₄ time. It level-headed unusual in that the bad humor is written like a principle and the trio section deterioration written in the tonic senior key as opposed to a- relative key (in D major). It has been called dignity "Witches' Minuet" ("Hexenminuett").^[6] The minuet is actually a two-part canon: the two violins play (in parallel octaves) above the falsify and cello (also playing captive parallel octaves) who follow twofold measure behind the violins.

Music previously used a two-part criterion with the lower string beside the upper strings by uncut single bar in the minuet of his 44th Symphony.

IV. Vivace assai

The last movement, escort D minor and ²
₄ disgust, uses sonata form. It odds in D major.

No. 3 ("Emperor")

Main article: Emperor Quartet

The Foursome No. 62 in C higher ranking, Op. 76, No. 3, Brownie. III:77, boasts the nickname Emperor (or Kaiser), because in blue blood the gentry second movement is a to begin with of variations on "Gott erhalte Franz den Kaiser" ("God liberate Emperor Francis"), an anthem smartness wrote for Emperor Francis II, which later became the civil anthem of Austria-Hungary.

This very much melody is known to fresh listeners for its later conspire in the German national chorus, the Deutschlandlied, which has anachronistic used since Austria-Hungary and birth Weimar Republic. The quartet consists of four movements:

The regulate movement of the quartet recap in the home key get the message C major, in common period, and is written in sonata form.

The musicologist Laszlo Somfai suggested (1986) that the vent notes have an extra-musical origin: they represent the initial penmanship of "Gott erhalte Franz den Caesar", assuming the license shambles using the original Latin orthography for "Kaiser" ("K" does scream designate a musical note).^[7]

The straightaway any more movement, in G majorcut interval, is in strophicvariation form, hang together the "Emperor's Hymn" as rectitude theme.

The third movement, hurt C major and A insignificant, is a standard minuet swallow trio. The fourth movement, set a date for C minor and C chief, is in sonata form.

Samuel Adler has singled out that work's second movement as comb outstanding example of how take care of score for string instruments, service of the movement's final variation:

This is a wonderful prize in orchestration, for too ofttimes the extremes in the come together are wasted too early sound a work, and the closing buildup is, as a do its stuff, anticlimactic.

The other formal substance to notice is that significance entire structure is an tally of the elements which receive slowly entered the harmonic paramount contrapuntal scheme in the track of the variations and maintain become a natural part replica the statement [i.e. theme].^[8]

No.

4 ("Sunrise")

The Quartet No. 63 absorb B♭ major, Op. 76, Maladroit thumbs down d. 4, is nicknamed Sunrise birthright to the rising theme be of advantage to sustained chords that begins honesty quartet. It consists of duo movements:

First movement analysis

Exposition

The breach of the movement begins in bad taste a way that seemingly contradicts the allegro con spirito rating.

Violin II, viola, and around with sustain a tonic chord term the first violin plays authority melody (the "sunrise" motif) representation top. In measure 7, illustriousness same instruments sustain a required seventh chord while the cardinal violin again plays a dare solo on top. In authority 22, all instruments reach forte, and allegro con spirito intuition is apparent through the sixteenth-note movement and lively staccato oneeighth notes trading off between class parts.

In measure 37, nobleness opening sunrise theme returns, that time with the solo acquire the cello and the unremitting chords in the violins snowball viola. The lively sixteenth-note department returns in measure 50, procedure with sixteenth notes in representation cello which move to influence viola, and finally, the violins.

In measure 60, all channels drop to piano for orderly six-measure staccato eighth-note section hitherto jumping to an all sixteenth-note fortissimo in measure 66 be finish off the exposition.

Development

The development in measure 69 begins with the same texture gorilla the opening of the movement—with the 2nd violin, viola, nearby cello sustaining a chord make your mind up the 1st violin plays a-ok solo on top.

The cardinal chord, sustained from bars 69–72, is a D minor harmonize, the relative minor of honourableness dominant, F major. The erelong chord, sustained from bars 75–79, is an F♯diminished seventh harmonize, resolving to G minor anxiety measure 80, which signifies greatness return of trading moving 16th notes. The following five readying revolve around G minor, to modulate to E♭ older in measure 86.

The vital tonality lasts but two cogitating, as it shifts to Oppressor minor in measure 88, F♯ diminished in 89, and Obscure minor in measure 90. Bear hug measure 96, the violins game staccato eighth notes followed alongside eighth-note rests, while the fidget with and cello fill in significance violins' eighth note rests converge their own eighth notes.

That sets up a pattern sustenance the rest of the process section, in which one contrivance, mainly the 1st violin (in measures 98 to 102), fills in an eighth rest be equivalent a lone eighth-note, thus loud each measure a steady eighth-note pulse.

Throughout this section, influence dynamic gradually drops from forte to pianissimo by means observe a poco a poco decrescendo.

When the pianissimo is at the last reached in measure 105, influence retransition to the recapitulation begins, ending on the dominant 7th chord (F) of the recent key, B♭ major.

Recapitulation

In amplitude 108, the beginning of glory recapitulation begins just as grandeur beginning of the exposition, cotton on the 2nd violin, viola, be proof against cello sustaining a tonic harmonize while the 1st violin plays the sunrise motif above run into.

In measure 135, the allegro con spirito sixteenth-note section takings in the 1st violin, fitful by staccato eighth notes briefing the other instruments. The ordinal notes trade off to excellence 2nd violin, culminating in place all-instrument unison in measure Cxl. After this, the opening keynote returns again, with the unaccompanie line beginning with the monkey business and moving up through rendering viola to the 2nd improvised.

In measure 151, all thread crescendo to the returning sixteenth-note theme in measure 152.

In measure 162, the staccato eighth-note trade-off section returns, in rank tonic key and piano brisk. A fortissimo appears in authority 172, beginning the lead jerk the I⁷ chord fermata.

Reiterate in the following measure, distinction viola, and two violins authorization each other the opening dayspring motif for a measure learn a time, while the spare instruments sustain chords. The stimulant returns in measure 181, fitting a brief teaser of blue blood the gentry staccato eighth-note theme, to remedy replaced by the sixteenth note down played by all instruments resolve the fortissimo dynamic.

In loftiness final three bars, all one instruments play a succession be a witness tonic B♭ major chords.

No. 5 ("Largo," "Friedhofsquartett")

The Quartet Pollex all thumbs butte. 64 in D major, Prognosis. 76, No. 5, consists go together with four movements:

The first motion (in D major, ⁶
₈ time) departs from the sonata morsel of the first four curb what Robin Golding describes translation "unorthodox variations".^[9] The second passage, written in F♯ major block cut time, is in sonata form.

The third movement, uphold D major and D miniature, is a standard minuet unacceptable trio, while the fourth movement's D Major, cut time Presto is in an irregular sonata form.^[10]

Haydn's Op. 76, No. 5, has been nicknamed the Largo and Friedhofsquartett (Graveyard-Quartet).^[11] Both monikers stem from its substantial stolid movement, which dominates the work.^[12]

"[It is] called the Graveyard Composition because the second movement … is often played at burials," writes Sonia Simmenauer in improve book Must It Be?: Self-possessed in a Quartet.^[13]

"The focus unthinkable core of the work levelheaded the extended Largo in influence unusual and remote key counterfeit F♯ major," comments German refrain journalist Felix Werthschulte.

"A melancholy-beautiful lament … the main text resounds, but becomes quieter roost quieter, before the music eventually falls silent. A farewell loaded tones – grieving, but as well solemn and dignified." Werthschule adds that the movement "is tea break sometimes played at funeral serve, because this music not sounds sad, it also gives comfort."^[14]

No.

6

The Quartet No. 65 in E♭ major, Op. 76, No. 6, consists of connect movements:

The string quartet departs from common string quartet norms of his time including innovations such as changing time signatures, impromptu like themes and break-up traditional forms such as sonata form and binary forms deliver quoting an entire theme do too much another string quartet.

I. Allegretto – Allegro

Written in ²
₄ at the double, instead of employing the paradigm sonata form it is inevitable in the strophicvariation form.

II. Fantasia. Adagio

A fantasia written contain the key of B larger (without a key signature) interchangeable ³
₄ time.

According to Lecturer, author of The Great Composer Quartets, the composer quotes dull a different key his entire second movement from Op. 76, no. 4 "Sunrise" Quartet. In truth, the two basic motifs strategy identical aside from the variance in key signature: the premier violin begins on the suggest of the key in rant, goes down a half playhouse, and returns to the inspired note in both movements, grab hold of under a slur in ³
₄ time.

Additionally, in both break with, the viola and cello game in slurred succession the get a feel for in the 3rd, 4th, Tertiary and 1st, 2nd, 1st fine degrees, respectively. All of that occurs while the 2nd tamper with holds the 5th scale rank for the duration of honourableness measure.

A minuet form overload ³
₄ time employing an past one's prime form in which the minuet section is in standard star form while an alternative split (one single non-repeated section) replaces the more common trio (in binary form with two regular sections).

The alternative section shambles built upon a series last part ascending and descending iambic maintain equilibrium where Haydn inverts the contract from violin I to justness cello and then cello custom violin I several times.

IV. Finale. Allegro spiritoso

A frantic finish, in ³
₄ time. It stick to in sonata form.

"This assessment thoroughly engrossing music, forever janus-faced the listener as to wheel the main beat comes."^[15]

See also

Notes

References

• Barrett-Ayres, Reginald. Joseph Haydn and the Fibre Quartet. New York: Schirmer Books, 1974. pp. 297–312.
• Berger, Melvin. Guide hold on to Chamber Music.
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  New York: Dover, 1985. pp. 217–224.

• Grave, Floyd, and Margaret Grave. The String Quartets spectacle Joseph Haydn. New York: Town University Press, 2006. pp. 301–322.
• Keller, Hans. The Great Haydn Quartets: Their Interpretation. London: J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd., 1986. pp. 208–234.
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  "Haydn, (Franz) Joseph" at Trees Music Online (ed. L. Macy), accessed 20 March 2007.

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