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The finale of Joseph Haydn's String Quartet Op. 20 No. 5 in F minor is a double fugue composed in 1772. Marked "fuga a due soggetti," it is one of the most rigorous contrapuntal finales in the Classical chamber repertoire. The movement demonstrates Haydn's mastery of Baroque contrapuntal techniques...
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Haydn's String Quartet Op. 20 No. 2 in C major (1772) ends with a fugue, part of his landmark set in which three of the six finales employ strict fugal writing, asserting counterpoint within Classical form.
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Haydn's String Quartet Op. 20 No. 6 in A major (1772) ends with a four-voice fugue, one of three fugal finales in the Op. 20 set that demonstrated his mastery of counterpoint within the string quartet.
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