Joseph Haydn, often known as Franz Joseph Haydn, was an Austrian composer, violinist, keyboardist, and vocalist. He the son of a wheelwright and was trained as a choirboy at St. Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna, Austria as a child. Haydn worked for royal families and most of his creative life was spent in the service of the Esterházy family, writing pieces for their needs. Since the early 19th Century, he has been commonly named as the first of the three “Viennese Classics” (Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven). Haydn is known as the father of both the symphony and the string quartet, having written over 100 symphonies and 68 string quartets.

This Presto movement is borrowed from one of his numerous string quartets and has been arranged for wind quintet by Andraud. It is quick and light, with a rather repetitive theme.