String Quartet, op. 67, no. 2 "Quinten" (Franz Joseph Haydn)

Question 1

date

Answer 1

1797

Question 2

genre

Answer 2

string quartet

Question 3

significance of title

Answer 3

“quintus” means 5th in Latin: named after the bold descending fifths in the 1st violin part of the 1st mvmt

Question 4

performing forces

Answer 4

string quartet (Vl. I Vl. 2 Vla. Vc.)

Question 5

overall structure

Answer 5

4 movements

Question 6

form

Answer 6

sonata form

Question 7

context within the whole work

Answer 7

4th movement

Question 8

key

Answer 8

D minor, F major, ends in D major

Question 9

tempo

Answer 9

Vivace assai

Question 10

time signature

Answer 10

2/4

Question 11

detailed structure

Answer 11

EXPOSITION (1st theme, Bridge (with pedal point), 2nd theme (in F major)), CODETTA (still F major), DEVELOPMENT (ends w. Vl 1 outlining dim. 7th chord = tension), RECAP (D minor, then D major)(cellos absent mm. 180-202 = lighter character), CODA (rapid violin triplets and ends with arpeggios in ff)

Question 12

characterized by

Answer 12

frequent use of syncopation