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HAYDN SEEK takes you into the 18th century world of Austria and the music of Haydn, the father of the string quartet. As the audience peeks into a rehearsal Quartet Seraphin, they observe the quartet practicing a piece by Franz Josef Haydn. The ghost of Haydn appears and, for the next 45 minutes, amuses the audience with tales of his life and times. Actor, Jerry Vogel, appears with Quartet Seraphin in this program, written by Sue Greenberg.. Suitable for grades 2 through 8.

Haydn Seek Study Guide (PDF format, 1364 kB, 8 pages)

Repertoire for the program includes:

Selected works of Joseph Haydn :

• String Quartet op. 9, #2 Moderato
• String Quartet op. 20, #4 Menuetto & Trio
• String Quartet op. 33, #2 "The Joke" Presto
• String Quartet op. 50, #6 "The Frog" Allegro con spirito
• String Quartet op. 64, #5 "The Lark" Allegro moderato, Menuetto, Finale
• String Quartet op. 74, #3 "The Rider" Allegro con brio
• String Quartet op. 76, #2 "The Quinten" Allegro
• String Quartet op. 76, #4 "The Sunrise" Allegro con spirito
• String Quartet op. 77, #2 Andante
• Symphony #45 in f sharp minor "Farewell" Finale

  Selected works of other composers:

• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart : String Quartet #19 in C Major, K. 465, "Dissonant", Allegro
• Ludwig Van Beethoven: String Quartet op. 95 in f minor "Serioso" 2nd Movement
• Bela Bartok: String Quartet #2 ,Allegro molto

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