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String Quartet in D major, Hob. III:63, Op. 64 No. 5 “Lark”

4 movements

Joseph Haydn · 1790 · D major · 464 bars · 408 chords analysed

Named for the first violin's soaring opening tune.

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: D major, A major, G major, E major, A minor, C major, F♯ minor, B major, G♯ minor.