String Quartet in B-flat major, Op. 76, No. 6

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gptkbp:instanceOf String Quartet
gptkbp:characteristics Dynamic contrasts
Lyrical themes
Rich harmonic language
Humorous elements
Contrapuntal textures
gptkbp:composer gptkb:Joseph_Haydn
gptkbp:culturalSignificance Represents_the_height_of_Haydn's_string_quartet_writing.
gptkbp:dedication gptkb:Prince_Joseph_Franz_Maximilian_Lobkowitz
gptkbp:duration approximately 25 minutes
gptkbp:firstGeneration Adagio
Allegro
Menuetto
gptkbp:firstHeld String_Quartet_of_the_Vienna_Court
gptkbp:hasPerformance gptkb:Vienna
1799
gptkbp:historicalContext Composed during the late 18th century.
Part_of_the_transition_from_Classical_to_Romantic_music.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label String Quartet in B-flat major, Op. 76, No. 6
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Ludwig_van_Beethoven
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Wolfgang_Amadeus_Mozart
gptkbp:influences Viennese_Classical_tradition
gptkbp:involved two violins, viola, cello
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:Haydn's_Op._76_quartets
gptkbp:keyIssues B-flat major
gptkbp:movement 4
gptkbp:notableFeature Performed by the Emerson String Quartet
Performed by the Hagen Quartet
Performed by the Juilliard String Quartet
Performed_by_the_Alban_Berg_Quartet
Performed_by_the_Takács_Quartet
gptkbp:numberBuilt 6
gptkbp:numberOfEpisodes 76
gptkbp:relatedPatent gptkb:String_Quartet_in_D_minor,_Op._76,_No._2
gptkb:String_Quartet_in_C_major,_Op._76,_No._3
gptkb:String_Quartet_in_E-flat_major,_Op._76,_No._5
gptkb:String_Quartet_in_F_major,_Op._76,_No._4
gptkb:String_Quartet_in_G_major,_Op._76,_No._1
gptkbp:releaseYear 1799
gptkbp:style Classical