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

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String Quartet in D minor, Op. 76 No. 2 is one of Joseph Haydn’s late string quartets, nicknamed the “Fifths” for its pervasive use of falling fifth intervals and noted for its dramatic, tightly constructed writing.

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

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instanceOf chamber music composition
string quartet
associatedEnsembleType string quartet ensemble
belongsToCatalogue Hob. III:76
linked to: Hob. III:75–80
catalogueDesignation Hoboken III:76
linked to: Hoboken catalogue
composer Joseph Haydn
composerNationality Austrian
countryOfOrigin Habsburg Monarchy
cycleMemberOf Haydn’s last complete set of string quartets
cycleSize 6
dedication Count Joseph Erdődy
era Classical era
firstMovementKey D minor
fourthMovementKey D minor
genre Classical period music
hasInstrumentation string quartet
hasKeySignature one flat
historicalSignificance considered one of Haydn’s mature quartets
inCatalogueOf Haydn’s works
influenced later Classical and early Romantic string quartet writing
key D minor
languageOfTitle Italian
movementCount 4
movementForm finale in sonata or sonata-rondo form
first movement in sonata form
minuet and trio third movement
nickname Fifths
notableFeature dramatic character
pervasive use of falling fifth intervals
tightly constructed writing
numberInSet 2
opusNumber Op. 76 No. 2
partOf Op. 76 string quartets
performancePractice Classical-era style
period late 18th century
primaryMode minor
relatedWorkSet Haydn Op. 76 quartets
scoredFor cello
two violins
viola
secondMovementKey D major
style Classical
thirdMovementKey D minor
tonalCenter D
typicalPerformanceDuration approximately 25 minutes
typicalVenue chamber music hall
usesInterval perfect fifth
workType instrumental composition

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String Quartets, Op. 76 containsWork String Quartet in D minor, Op. 76 No. 2
String Quartet in G major, Op. 76 No. 1 setCompanionWork String Quartet in D minor, Op. 76 No. 2