String Quartet in D minor, Op. 76 No. 2

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String Quartet in D minor, Op. 76 No. 2 is one of Joseph Haydn’s late string quartets, nicknamed the “Fifths” for its pervasive use of falling fifth intervals and noted for its dramatic, tightly constructed writing.

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String Quartet in D minor, Op. 76 No. 2 canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf chamber music composition ⓘ
string quartet ⓘ
associatedEnsembleType string quartet ensemble ⓘ
belongsToCatalogue Hob. III:76 ⓘ
linked to: Hob. III:75–80
catalogueDesignation Hoboken III:76 ⓘ
linked to: Hoboken catalogue
composer Joseph Haydn ⓘ
composerNationality Austrian ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Habsburg Monarchy ⓘ
cycleMemberOf Haydn’s last complete set of string quartets ⓘ
cycleSize 6 ⓘ
dedication Count Joseph Erdődy ⓘ
era Classical era ⓘ
firstMovementKey D minor ⓘ
fourthMovementKey D minor ⓘ
genre Classical period music ⓘ
hasInstrumentation string quartet ⓘ
hasKeySignature one flat ⓘ
historicalSignificance considered one of Haydn’s mature quartets ⓘ
inCatalogueOf Haydn’s works ⓘ
influenced later Classical and early Romantic string quartet writing ⓘ
key D minor ⓘ
languageOfTitle Italian ⓘ
movementCount 4 ⓘ
movementForm finale in sonata or sonata-rondo form ⓘ
first movement in sonata form ⓘ
minuet and trio third movement ⓘ
nickname Fifths ⓘ
notableFeature dramatic character ⓘ
pervasive use of falling fifth intervals ⓘ
tightly constructed writing ⓘ
numberInSet 2 ⓘ
opusNumber Op. 76 No. 2 ⓘ
partOf Op. 76 string quartets ⓘ
performancePractice Classical-era style ⓘ
period late 18th century ⓘ
primaryMode minor ⓘ
relatedWorkSet Haydn Op. 76 quartets ⓘ
scoredFor cello ⓘ
two violins ⓘ
viola ⓘ
secondMovementKey D major ⓘ
style Classical ⓘ
thirdMovementKey D minor ⓘ
tonalCenter D ⓘ
typicalPerformanceDuration approximately 25 minutes ⓘ
typicalVenue chamber music hall ⓘ
usesInterval perfect fifth ⓘ
workType instrumental composition ⓘ

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String Quartets, Op. 76 → containsWork → String Quartet in D minor, Op. 76 No. 2 ⓘ
String Quartet in G major, Op. 76 No. 1 → setCompanionWork → String Quartet in D minor, Op. 76 No. 2 ⓘ