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Haydn's Emperor STRING QUARTET, Op. 76 N°3.

The second movement is a set of variations on a theme later to be used for the Austrian National Anthem "Gott erhalte unser Kaiser".

The tune is also used for the hymn "Glorious things of Thee are spoken" (or any other hymm with 87.87.87.87 syllable distribution). The tune is identifie as 'Austrian Hymn' in many hymnbooks.

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