Haydn Symphony No. 52

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Haydn's Symphony No. 52 is a dramatic, minor-key orchestral work often cited as a prime example of his intense Sturm und Drang style.

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Haydn Symphony No. 52 canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf orchestral work
symphony
alsoKnownAs Haydn Symphony No. 52
approximateCompositionPeriod early 1770s
associatedEra 18th century
associatedPatron Prince Nikolaus Esterházy
catalogNumber Hob. I:52
composer Joseph Haydn
countryOfOrigin Austrian Habsburg Monarchy
surface form: Habsburg Monarchy
finaleKey C minor
followedBy Symphony No. 53 in D major (Haydn)
genre symphony
historicalContext belongs to Haydn’s Sturm und Drang symphonies
key C minor
languageOfTitle Italian
likelyCompositionDate c. 1771–1773
movement I. Allegro assai
II. Andante
III. Menuet e Trio
IV. Finale
movementCount 4
notableFeature frequent syncopations
highly dramatic character
intense dynamic contrasts
prominent use of minor mode
sudden harmonic shifts
notableReception often cited as a prime example of Haydn’s Sturm und Drang style
opusNumber none
orchestration 2 horns
2 oboes
bassoon
strings
timpani
trumpets
placeOfComposition Esterházy Palace
surface form: Esterháza
precededBy Symphony No. 51 in B-flat major (Haydn)
relativePositionInOeuvre middle-period symphony
secondMovementKey E-flat major
style Sturm und Drang
stylePeriod Classical
thirdMovementKey C minor
tonalCharacter minor-key
trioKey C major
typicalPerformanceDuration approximately 25 minutes
workNumberingSystem Hoboken catalogue
workSeries Haydn symphonies

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Sturm und Drang hasNotableMusicWork Haydn Symphony No. 52
Haydn Symphony No. 52 alsoKnownAs Haydn Symphony No. 52
subject surface form: Symphony No. 52 in C minor (Haydn)