MUSI 1001 Lecture 17: l17
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Composed for two violins, viola, and cello. No conductor, performers function equally and communicate directly among themselves. The most historically important genre of chamber music. Known as the (cid:498)father of the string quartet(cid:499) Four movements: fast slow minuet fast. Could be performed by amateur or professional musicians. Often played for by the performers for their own pleasure, without audience. Composed quartet during the summer of 1797. Melody composed in january 1797: response to military and political events (napoleon invaded austrian empire, Text honored emperor franz ii, first sung on his birthday. Considered part of the essential training for the daughters of the bourgeoisie. Many sonatas were works designed to improve piano technique. Professional musicians also played sonatas, but rarely in public concert halls prior to the romantic era. Playes first theme, (transition theme optional), second theme, and closing theme. All themes remain in the tonic key. Soloists often introduces as new theme in the exposition.
