London Symphonies

E284792

orchestral work collection set of symphonies

The London Symphonies are a celebrated set of twelve late symphonies by Joseph Haydn, composed for his successful concert visits to London in the 1790s and regarded as some of his finest orchestral works.

Try in SPARQL Jump to: Surface forms Statements Referenced by

All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
London symphonies	3
Haydn’s second London visit symphonies	1
London Symphonies canonical	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	orchestral work collection ⓘ set of symphonies ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Haydn symphonies ⓘ surface form: Haydn’s London Symphonies Haydn symphonies ⓘ surface form: Haydn’s twelve London Symphonies
approximateCompositionEnd	1795 ⓘ
approximateCompositionStart	1791 ⓘ
associatedWithPatron	Johann Peter Salomon ⓘ
cityAssociatedWith	London, England ⓘ surface form: London
commissionedFor	concerts in London ⓘ
composedFor	Haydn’s concert visits to London ⓘ
composer	Joseph Haydn ⓘ
containsWork	Symphony No. 100 in G major ⓘ Symphony No. 101 in D major ⓘ Symphony No. 102 in B-flat major ⓘ Symphony No. 103 in E-flat major ⓘ Symphony No. 104 in D major "London" ⓘ surface form: Symphony No. 104 in D major Symphony No. 93 in D major ⓘ Symphony No. 94 in G major "Surprise" ⓘ surface form: Symphony No. 94 in G major Symphony No. 95 in C minor ⓘ Symphony No. 96 in D major ⓘ Symphony No. 97 in C major ⓘ Symphony No. 98 in B-flat major ⓘ Symphony No. 99 in E-flat major ⓘ
countryOfComposition	United Kingdom ⓘ
dedicatedTo	various English patrons ⓘ
firstPerformanceLocation	London, England ⓘ surface form: London
follows	Paris Symphonies ⓘ
genre	Classical symphony ⓘ
historicalEra	Classical period ⓘ
influenced	later symphonic writing in the 19th century ⓘ
languageOfTitle	Italian ⓘ
nicknameOfContainedWork	Symphony No. 100 in G major ⓘ surface form: Symphony No. 100 in G major "Military" Symphony No. 101 in D major "The Clock" ⓘ Symphony No. 103 in E-flat major ⓘ surface form: Symphony No. 103 in E-flat major "Drumroll" Symphony No. 104 in D major "London" ⓘ Symphony No. 94 in G major "Surprise" ⓘ
notableFor	formal innovation ⓘ mature classical style ⓘ orchestral brilliance ⓘ rich orchestration ⓘ
numberOfWorks	12 ⓘ
partOf	Haydn’s late symphonies ⓘ
performanceContext	public subscription concerts ⓘ
publisherCountry	United Kingdom ⓘ
regardedAs	some of Joseph Haydn’s finest orchestral works ⓘ
significanceInComposerOutput	culmination of Haydn’s symphonic style ⓘ
timePeriod	1790s ⓘ
typicalInstrumentation	classical orchestra ⓘ
typicalMovementCountPerSymphony	4 ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Joseph Haydn → notableWork → London Symphonies ⓘ

Symphony No. 94 in G major "Surprise" → belongsToCycle → London Symphonies ⓘ

this entity surface form: London symphonies

Symphony No. 101 in D major "The Clock" → partOf → London Symphonies ⓘ

this entity surface form: London symphonies

Symphony No. 101 in D major "The Clock" → partOf → London Symphonies ⓘ

this entity surface form: Haydn’s second London visit symphonies

Symphony No. 104 in D major "London" → partOfSeries → London Symphonies ⓘ

this entity surface form: London symphonies