Haydn Variations, Op. 56b

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orchestral work set of variations

Haydn Variations, Op. 56b is a Brahms orchestral work consisting of a set of variations on a theme by Joseph Haydn, notable for its rich Romantic orchestration and structural ingenuity.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf orchestral work ⓘ
set of variations ⓘ
alternativeTitle Variationen über ein Thema von Haydn NERFINISHED ⓘ
approximateDuration 18 minutes ⓘ
basedOn Chorale St. Antoni NERFINISHED ⓘ
basedOnComposer Joseph Haydn NERFINISHED ⓘ
catalogueNumber Op. 56b ⓘ
composer Johannes Brahms NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Germany ⓘ
dedicatedTo Philharmonic Society of Vienna NERFINISHED ⓘ
firstPublicationYear 1874 ⓘ
form orchestral variations ⓘ
genre Romantic orchestral music ⓘ
historicalNote once believed to be based on a theme by Haydn, now considered possibly by another composer ⓘ
influencedBy Classical variation technique ⓘ
symphonic writing of Beethoven ⓘ
key B-flat major ⓘ
languageOfWork none (instrumental) ⓘ
movement Finale ⓘ
Theme ⓘ
Variation I ⓘ
Variation II ⓘ
Variation III ⓘ
Variation IV ⓘ
Variation V ⓘ
Variation VI ⓘ
Variation VII NERFINISHED ⓘ
Variation VIII ⓘ
notableFeature masterly orchestration ⓘ
structural ingenuity ⓘ
numberOfMovements 9 ⓘ
oftenPairedWithInPerformance Brahms symphonies NERFINISHED ⓘ
oftenRecordedWith Haydn Variations, Op. 56a NERFINISHED ⓘ
opusNumber Op. 56b ⓘ
orchestrationStyle rich Romantic orchestration ⓘ
period Romantic ⓘ
premiereYear 1873 ⓘ
relatedWork Haydn Variations, Op. 56a NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedWorkType composer’s own orchestration of Op. 56a theme and variations for two pianos ⓘ
scoring symphony orchestra ⓘ
structuralCharacteristic passacaglia-like finale ⓘ
theme and variations form ⓘ
title Variations on a Theme by Haydn NERFINISHED ⓘ
typicalInstrumentation woodwinds, brass, timpani, strings ⓘ
usesTheme “Chorale St. Antoni” theme attributed to Haydn NERFINISHED ⓘ
workNumberInComposerOutput one of Brahms’s major orchestral works ⓘ

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Johannes Brahms: Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24 → relatedWorkBySameComposer → Haydn Variations, Op. 56b ⓘ
subject surface form: Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24