LISTENING: HAYDN: String Quartet, op 76, no. 3.

In the second movement of Haydn’s String Quartet, op. 76, no. 3, Haydn __________.

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LISTENING:  HAYDN: String Quartet, op 76, no. 3.

In the second movement of Haydn’s String Quartet, op. 76, no. 3, Haydn __________.

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Haydn changes texture throughout: the second movement is a set of variations in which texture, instrumentation, and contrapuntal treatment are constantly varied.

1. Relevant knowledge points and concepts
- Texture refers to how melodic, harmonic, and rhythmic materials are distributed among instruments (monophony, homophony, polyphony/contrapuntal textures).
- Haydn’s slow movements in his quartets often use theme-and-variation form, where each variation can alter rhythm, articulation, register, accompaniment figuration, and which instrument carries the melody.
- In a string quartet the four voices (Violin I, Violin II, Viola, Cello) allow composers to redistribute melodic and accompanimental roles to create contrast.

2. Step-by-step reasoning process
- Identify the movement’s formal plan: theme followed by a series of variations.
- Listen or examine scores to see how Haydn treats each variation: note which instrument has the principal melody, how the other parts accompany (block chords, arpeggios, ostinato figures), and whether counterpoint or imitation appears.
- Track these changes across variations: melody can move between Violin I and other instruments; accompaniment can shift from simple chordal support to independent contrapuntal lines.

3. Intermediate “steps” (observations you would make)
- Variation A: clear melody in one instrument with homophonic accompaniment.
- Variation B: accompaniment becomes more active (figured arpeggios) and melody may be shared or passed to another voice.
- Variation C: increased contrapuntal interplay, with imitation between parts.
These alternating treatments demonstrate changing textures.

4. Why the correct answer is correct
- Because Haydn uses the variation process to vary texture deliberately—alternating homophony and polyphony, redistributing the theme among instruments, and modifying accompaniment—the statement “changes texture throughout” accurately summarizes his approach in this movement.

5. Why the other options are incorrect
- “Keeps the melody in Violin 1 throughout”: false, since Haydn often passes the theme or shares it for contrast.
- “Uses only monophony throughout”: false; monophony (single line) does not describe a quartet movement with harmony and counterpoint.
- “Presents the theme in a polyphonic texture for each variation”: false; not every variation is polyphonic—some are homophonic or have differentiated accompaniment.

6. Conclusion
These points confirm the correct choice: Haydn changes texture throughout.

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