The Appreciation of Music - Vol. 1 (of 3)

CHAPTER X.

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THE SLOW MOVEMENT. 143

I. VARIETIES OF FORM 143

II. SLOW MOVEMENTS OF PIANO SONATAS 145

III. THE STRING QUARTET 148

EXAMPLE FOR ANALYSIS, No. 15.

_Haydn: Adagio in E-flat major, from the String Quartet in G-major, op. 77, No. 1_ 149

IV. GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS 151

V. FORM OF HAYDN'S ADAGIO 152

VI. MOZART AND THE CLASSIC STYLE 153

EXAMPLE FOR ANALYSIS, No. 16.

_Mozart: Andante from String Quartet in C-major_ 156

VII. FORM OF MOZART'S ANDANTE 159