String Quartets, Op. 33

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String Quartets, Op. 33 are a celebrated set of six string quartets by Joseph Haydn, composed in 1781 and known for their wit, innovation, and pivotal role in the development of the classical string quartet genre.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf musical composition
set of string quartets
alsoKnownAs Russian Quartets
catalogueNumber Hob. III:37–42
composer Joseph Haydn
surface form: Franz Joseph Haydn

Joseph Haydn
compositionYear 1781
containsWork String Quartet in B minor, Op. 33 No. 1
surface form: String Quartet in B minor, Op. 33 No. 1, Hob. III:37

String Quartet in B-flat major, Op. 33 No. 4
surface form: String Quartet in B-flat major, Op. 33 No. 4, Hob. III:40

String Quartet in C major, Op. 33 No. 3
surface form: String Quartet in C major, Op. 33 No. 3, Hob. III:39

String Quartet in D major, Op. 33 No. 6
surface form: String Quartet in D major, Op. 33 No. 6, Hob. III:42

String Quartet in E-flat major, Op. 33 No. 2
surface form: String Quartet in E-flat major, Op. 33 No. 2, Hob. III:38

String Quartet in G major, Op. 33 No. 5
surface form: String Quartet in G major, Op. 33 No. 5, Hob. III:41
countryOfOrigin Austrian Habsburg Monarchy
surface form: Habsburg Monarchy
dedicatedTo Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovich of Russia
surface form: Grand Duke Paul of Russia
firstPublicationDate 1782
genre chamber music
string quartet
historicalSignificance pivotal in the development of the classical string quartet genre
influenced later Classical and Romantic string quartets
string quartets by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
keyOfWork 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
String Quartet in G major, Op. 33 No. 5
languageOfTitle Italian
movementStructure typically four movements per quartet
nicknameOfWork The Bird
The How Do You Do
The Joke
The Russian
notableFor innovation in string quartet form
use of scherzo instead of minuet
witty musical humor
numberOfWorks 6
originalTitle Sei Quartetti per due Violini, Viola e Violoncello
period Classical period
placeOfComposition Esterházy Palace
surface form: Esterháza
positionInOeuvre follows Haydn’s Op. 20 string quartets
precedes Haydn’s Op. 50 string quartets
publisher Artaria
scoredFor cello
two violins
viola

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Joseph Haydn notableWork String Quartets, Op. 33
Takács Quartet hasNotableRecording String Quartets, Op. 33
this entity surface form: Haydn string quartets
Emperor Quartet workNumbering String Quartets, Op. 33
this entity surface form: Haydn string quartet Hob. III:77