String Quartet in G major, Op. 33 No. 5

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String Quartet in G major, Op. 33 No. 5 is one of Joseph Haydn’s Op. 33 “Russian” quartets, noted for its wit, clarity, and innovative approach to the classical string quartet form.

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instanceOf chamber music composition ⓘ
string quartet ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Russian Quartet in G major, Op. 33 No. 5 ⓘ
approximateCompositionYear 1781 ⓘ
associatedWithComposerPeriod Haydn’s middle period ⓘ
belongsToRepertoire standard string quartet repertoire ⓘ
catalogueNumber Hob. III:41 ⓘ
linked to: Hob. III:37–42
composer Joseph Haydn ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Habsburg Monarchy ⓘ
cycleNickname Russian Quartets ⓘ
cycleSize 6 quartets ⓘ
dedicatedTo Grand Duke Paul of Russia ⓘ
ensembleType two violins, viola, and cello ⓘ
firstMovementForm sonata form ⓘ
firstMovementKey G major ⓘ
fourthMovementKey G major ⓘ
fourthMovementType finale ⓘ
hasKeySignature one sharp ⓘ
historicalSignificance part of Haydn’s reformulation of the string quartet genre ⓘ
instrumentation string quartet ⓘ
key G major ⓘ
languageOfTitle Italian ⓘ
movementCount 4 ⓘ
notedFor clarity of texture ⓘ
innovative approach to string quartet form ⓘ
wit ⓘ
numberWithinOpus 5 ⓘ
opusNumber Op. 33 ⓘ
partOf Op. 33 string quartets ⓘ
placeOfFirstPublication Vienna ⓘ
publisher Artaria ⓘ
relatedWorkByComposer String Quartet in B minor, Op. 33 No. 1 ⓘ
String Quartet in B-flat major, Op. 33 No. 4 ⓘ
String Quartet in C major, Op. 33 No. 3 ⓘ
String Quartet in D major, Op. 33 No. 6 ⓘ
String Quartet in E-flat major, Op. 33 No. 2 ⓘ
secondMovementKey C major ⓘ
secondMovementType scherzo ⓘ
stylePeriod Classical ⓘ
thirdMovementKey G minor ⓘ
thirdMovementType slow movement ⓘ
typicalPerformanceDuration approximately 20–25 minutes ⓘ
uses contrapuntal writing ⓘ
sonata-allegro principles ⓘ
thematic development ⓘ
workSeriesPosition fifth of the Op. 33 quartets ⓘ

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String Quartets, Op. 33 → keyOfWork → String Quartet in G major, Op. 33 No. 5 ⓘ
String Quartets, Op. 33 → containsWork → String Quartet in G major, Op. 33 No. 5, Hob. III:41 ⓘ
linked to: String Quartet in G major, Op. 33 No. 5
String Quartet in C major, Op. 33 No. 3 → relatedWorkByComposer → String Quartet in G major, Op. 33 No. 5 ⓘ
String Quartet in G major, Op. 33 No. 5 → alsoKnownAs → Russian Quartet in G major, Op. 33 No. 5 ⓘ
linked to: String Quartet in G major, Op. 33 No. 5
String Quartet in D major, Op. 33 No. 6 → setCompanions → String Quartet in G major, Op. 33 No. 5 ⓘ