String Quartet in E-flat major, Op. 76 No. 1

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:String_Quartet
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Quartet_in_D_minor,_Op._76_No._2
gptkbp:arrangements Arranged for string orchestra
gptkbp:character Lyrical and playful
gptkbp:characteristics Use of counterpoint
gptkbp:composer gptkb:Joseph_Haydn
gptkbp:critical_reception Well-received by audiences and critics alike
gptkbp:cultural_impact Significant in classical music education
gptkbp:cultural_significance Represents Haydn's late style
gptkbp:dedication To the Countess Maria von Erdödy
gptkbp:duration approximately 25 minutes
gptkbp:first_performance 1797
gptkbp:historical_context Part of the classical string quartet repertoire
gptkbp:historical_significance Represents the transition to the Romantic era
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label String Quartet in E-flat major, Op. 76 No. 1
gptkbp:influenced Later composers of string quartets
The development of string quartet writing
gptkbp:influenced_by Classical music
Folk music elements
gptkbp:involved_forces 2 violins, viola, cello
gptkbp:is_often_used_in By various string quartets
In concert halls and festivals
gptkbp:is_studied_in In music theory and composition courses
gptkbp:key E-flat major
gptkbp:legacy Influential in the development of the string quartet genre
gptkbp:movement gptkb:Allegro
gptkb:Allegro_moderato
gptkb:Menuetto
gptkb:4
gptkb:Adagio
gptkbp:music_style Sonata form in first movement
gptkbp:notable_features Rich harmonic language
Use of dynamics and articulation
gptkbp:notable_performance Performed by the Alban Berg Quartet
gptkbp:notable_production Part of Haydn's Op. 76 quartets
gptkbp:notable_recordings Performed by the Emerson String Quartet
gptkbp:opus_number gptkb:television_series
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:String_Quartet_Op._76
gptkbp:performance Commonly performed in chamber music settings
gptkbp:performed_by Chamber music festivals
Many professional string quartets
gptkbp:published_by 1805
gptkbp:recorded_by Various classical music albums
gptkbp:related_works gptkb:String_Quartet_in_D_minor,_Op._76_No._2
gptkb:String_Quartet_in_C_major,_Op._76_No._3
gptkbp:repertoire Standard repertoire for string quartets
gptkbp:style Classical
gptkbp:thematic_element Development of motifs throughout the movements
gptkbp:theme Contrasting themes in the first movement
gptkbp:year_composed 1797