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String Quartet in G minor, Hob. III:74, Op. 74 No. 3 (The Horseman) “Rider”

4 movements

Joseph Haydn · 1793 · E♭ major · 487 bars · 508 chords analysed

The galloping finale gave this quartet its name.

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