MUSI 1001 : The String Quartet and the Sonata.docx
1 May 2012
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Genre of chamber music the most historically important genre of chamber music. Haydn created the genre known as the father of the string quartet. Four movements fast slow minuet fast. Scherzos replace minuet in some quartets italian for joke, high spirited style. Were performed in small concert halls/private homes. Could be performed by amateur or professional musicians. Often played by performers for their own pleasure, without an audience. Played together in string quartets in 1784-1785 haydn played first violin, mozart played viola. Mozart dedicates asset of quartets to haydn. 3, the emperor quartet haydn"s favourite composition. Known as the emperor because of its famous theme. Composed in response to the military political events in europe at the time (napoleon invaded. Text honoured emperor franz ii, first sung on his birthday, february 12, 1797. Text was later altered to accommodate the names of subsequent emperors. Has served as numerous national anthems (austria, hungary)
