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String Quartet in C major, Hob. III:72, Op. 74 No. 1

4 movements

Joseph Haydn · 1793 · C major · 730 bars · 887 chords analysed

Haydn wrote nearly 70 string quartets and more or less invented the form: four equal voices in conversation. From the early divertimento-like Op. 1 and Op. 2 to the Op. 76 set of 1797, you can hear the genre grow up.

Keys visited: C major, G major, E♭ major, G minor, A minor, C minor, D major, C♯ minor, A♭ major, A major, E major, D minor, F major.