Farewell Symphony

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symphony

The Farewell Symphony is a notable orchestral work by Joseph Haydn, famous for its final movement in which musicians gradually leave the stage to signal the end of the performance.

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Surface form Occurrences
Abschiedssymphonie 1

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf symphony ⓘ
approximateDuration about 25 minutes ⓘ
catalogNumber Symphony No. 45 NERFINISHED ⓘ
closingSection Adagio with musicians leaving one by one ⓘ
commissionedBy Prince Nikolaus Esterházy NERFINISHED ⓘ
composer Joseph Haydn NERFINISHED ⓘ
dedicatedTo Prince Nikolaus Esterházy NERFINISHED ⓘ
famousFor staged exit of players in the finale ⓘ
genre Classical period symphony ⓘ
hasKeySignature three sharps ⓘ
hasMovement I. Allegro assai ⓘ
II. Adagio ⓘ
III. Menuetto: Allegretto ⓘ
IV. Presto – Adagio NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasTheme expressive, somewhat somber opening in F-sharp minor ⓘ
historicalContext written during Haydn’s service at the Esterházy court ⓘ
influenced later programmatic and theatrical symphonic practices ⓘ
key F-sharp minor ⓘ
movementCount 4 ⓘ
nickname Abschiedssymphonie NERFINISHED ⓘ
nicknameLanguage German ⓘ
notableFeature final movement in which musicians gradually leave the stage ⓘ
symbolic request by musicians to end an extended stay at Eszterháza ⓘ
orchestration bassoon ⓘ
cello ⓘ
double bass ⓘ
two horns ⓘ
two oboes ⓘ
two violins ⓘ
viola ⓘ
orderInHaydnOutput early middle-period symphony ⓘ
period Classical era ⓘ
placeComposed Eszterháza NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedWorkByComposer Haydn’s Sturm und Drang symphonies NERFINISHED ⓘ
structure four-movement symphonic form ⓘ
style Sturm und Drang NERFINISHED ⓘ
tonality minor key ⓘ
usesForm minuet and trio in third movement ⓘ
sonata form in first movement ⓘ
usesTempoIndication Adagio ⓘ
Adagio (finale coda) ⓘ
Allegro assai ⓘ
Menuetto: Allegretto ⓘ
Presto ⓘ
yearComposed 1772 ⓘ

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Haydn Symphony No. 45 "Farewell" → alsoKnownAs → Farewell Symphony ⓘ
subject surface form: Symphony No. 45 in F-sharp minor, "Farewell"
Haydn Symphony No. 45 "Farewell" → hasNickname → Farewell Symphony ⓘ
subject surface form: Symphony No. 45 in F-sharp minor, "Farewell"
this entity surface form: Abschiedssymphonie