Kaiserquartett

The Kaiserquartett (Hob. III:77, Op. 76, No.3), English: Emperor Quartet), is a string quartet in C major by Joseph Haydn.

The Kaiserquartett is the third of the six

theme of the "Volkslied" previously composed by Haydn (according to the first edition of 1797) "Gott erhalte Franz den Kaiser", written for Francis II

Some 40 years later, August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben wrote his "Deutschlandlied" (Das Lied der Deutschen) on the then British island Heligoland to Haydn's, an Austrian, famous and popular melody, the third verse of which today is the text of the national anthem of Germany.

Movements

Allegro (C major, sonata form
)
$\relative g'' { \key c \major \time 4/4 \partial 8 g8 \f e4( f8-.) d-. c4-. r8 g-. \p e8-. a-. g-. fis-. g4 r8 d' e8 g4 f! e16 \trill d e8-. c'-. \f d,,8-. r <g g,>-. r <e c>4 r }$
Poco Adagio. Cantabile – Variations I–IV (G major, strophic variations)
$\relative g' { \key g \major \time 2/2 \partial 2 g4.( _\markup{ \musicglyph #"p" \italic "dolce" } a8 b4 a c b) a8( fis g4) e'( d c4 b) a( -\tweak X-offset #2.8 \turn b8 g) d2 }$
Menuetto. Allegro (C major, A minor)
$\relative c'' { \key c \major \time 3/4 \partial 4 c4 \f b4( c) e g,2( c4) d,2( a'4) g,4. }$
Finale. Presto (C minor, C major, sonata form)
$\relative g'' { \key c \minor \time 2/2 <g c, es,>4-. \f r <as b, d,>-. r <g c, es,>4 r r c \p b2( c4) d es2( d4-.) r }$

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