Haydn symphonies

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The Haydn symphonies are a corpus of over 100 orchestral works by Joseph Haydn that were crucial in shaping the Classical symphonic form and influencing later composers such as Mozart and Beethoven.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf orchestral work collection
symphony corpus
approximateCount around 106 symphonies
associatedTitleOfComposer Father of the Symphony
catalogueRange Hob. I:1–Hob. I:104
catalogueSystem Hoboken catalogue
composer Joseph Haydn
countryOfOrigin Habsburg monarchy
earliestKeyUsage C major
D major
G major
earliestSymphonies early symphonies in three movements
genre symphony
historicalReputation foundation of the Classical symphonic repertoire
influenced Classical symphonic form
Franz Schubert
Ludwig van Beethoven
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
innovation development of sonata form in first movements
expanded role of the minuet
use of thematic development and motivic unity
laterPerformanceContext public concerts in London
public concerts in Paris
laterSymphonies mature symphonies in four movements
movementStructure fast–slow–minuet–fast
musicalPeriod Classical period
nicknamedSymphonies Symphony No. 100 "Military"
Symphony No. 101 "Clock"
Symphony No. 104 "London"
Symphony No. 45 "Farewell"
linked to: Symphony No. 45

Symphony No. 94 "Surprise"
notableSubset London symphonies
linked to: London Symphonies

Paris symphonies
linked to: Paris Symphonies

Sturm und Drang symphonies
numberOfWorks over 100
performanceContext Esterházy court
linked to: Esterházy Palace
primaryCompositionLocation Esterháza
Vienna
significance crucial in shaping the Classical symphony
stylisticPhase Sturm und Drang period symphonies
early experimental symphonies
late London symphonies
middle-period symphonies
timeSpanOfComposition c. 1757–1795
typicalInstrumentation classical orchestra
horns
pairs of woodwinds
strings
timpani
trumpets

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Symphony No. 49 "La passione" belongsTo Haydn symphonies
Symphony No. 52 in C minor (Haydn) workSeries Haydn symphonies
subject linked to: Haydn Symphony No. 52
Symphony No. 94 in G major "Surprise" partOf Haydn's London symphonies
linked to: Haydn symphonies
London Symphonies alsoKnownAs Haydn’s London Symphonies
linked to: Haydn symphonies
London Symphonies alsoKnownAs Haydn’s twelve London Symphonies
linked to: Haydn symphonies
Symphony No. 101 in D major "The Clock" partOf Haydn’s late symphonies
linked to: Haydn symphonies
Symphony No. 1 in D major "Classical" inspiredBy symphonies of Joseph Haydn
linked to: Haydn symphonies
Roger Norrington hasConducted Haydn symphonies
Farewell Symphony relatedWorkByComposer Haydn’s Sturm und Drang symphonies
linked to: Haydn symphonies
Sinfonie in Fis-moll belongsTo Haydn symphonies
La passione partOf Haydn symphonies
Hob. I:52 isPartOf symphonies of Joseph Haydn
linked to: Haydn symphonies
Hoboken catalogue mainCategoryFor symphonies (Hob. I)
linked to: Haydn symphonies
Symphony No. 53 in D major (Haydn) partOf Haydn symphonies
Hob. I:44 belongsTo Haydn symphonies
Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges commissioned Joseph Haydn’s Paris Symphonies
linked to: Haydn symphonies