String Quartet in F Major “The Moose”, S.Y2K

The title is a reference to a question and answer which Beethoven wrote over the finale of his last string quartet, Opus 135: "Muss es sein? Es muss sein!" The notes associated with the question figure prominently in the last movement. It actually means "Must it be? It must be!" Schickele translates it as "Is it a moose? Yes, It's a moose!"


 * I. Allegro ma non troposphere
 * II. Largo alla Fargo
 * III. Menuetto no sweato
 * IV. Grave e molto deepo; Allegro con brie


 * Model: The string quartets of Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven
 * Pieces referenced:
 * Mozart, String Quintet No. 3 in C, K. 515
 * Beethoven, String Quartet No. 9, Op. 59, No. 3
 * Mozart, Symphony No. 40, K. 550
 * Hernando's Hideaway
 * Shave and a Haircut
 * The Irish Washerwoman
 * The Camptown Races
 * Beethoven, String Quartet No. 16, Op. 135
 * Rossini, Overture to William Tell
 * Tequila
 * Barber, Adagio for Strings