Hob. I:44

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Hob. I:44 is the Hoboken catalogue number for Joseph Haydn’s Symphony No. 44 in E minor, commonly known as the “Trauer” (“Mourning”) Symphony.

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Hob. I:44 canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf musical work
symphony
alsoKnownAs Mourning Symphony
Trauer Symphony
linked to: Farewell Symphony
approximateCompositionDate c. 1771
early 1770s
associatedAnecdote Haydn is said to have wished the slow movement to be played at his funeral
belongsTo Haydn symphonies
catalogueNumber Hob. I:44
composer Joseph Haydn
composerNationality Austrian
firstMovementForm sonata form
firstMovementTempo Allegro con brio
fourthMovementTempo Finale: Presto
genre symphony
hasCatalogueSection Hoboken I (Symphonies)
hasMovement I. Allegro con brio
II. Menuetto: Allegretto
III. Adagio
IV. Finale: Presto
hasNicknameOrigin linked to its serious, mournful character
influencedByStyle Sturm und Drang
key E minor
languageOfNickname German
movementCount 4
nicknameMeaning Mourning
notableFeature associated with the so‑called Sturm und Drang style
written in a minor key, unusual for Haydn’s symphonies of this period
numberInSeries 44
orchestration 2 horns
2 oboes
bassoon
continuo
strings
partOfCatalogue Hoboken catalogue
period Classical era
placeOfComposition Esterháza
linked to: Esterházy Palace

Kingdom of Hungary (Habsburg Monarchy)
linked to: Kingdom of Hungary
scoredFor orchestra
secondMovementTempo Menuetto: Allegretto
thirdMovementTempo Adagio
title Symphony No. 44 in E minor
tonalCenter E minor
typicalPerformanceDuration approximately 25 minutes

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Symphony No. 44 "Trauer" catalogNumber Hob. I:44
subject linked to: Haydn Symphony No. 44 "Trauer"
Hob. I:44 catalogueNumber Hob. I:44