Haydn symphonies

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The Haydn symphonies are a corpus of over 100 orchestral works by Joseph Haydn that were crucial in shaping the Classical symphonic form and influencing later composers such as Mozart and Beethoven.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf orchestral work collection
symphony corpus
approximateCount around 106 symphonies
associatedTitleOfComposer Father of the Symphony GENERATED
catalogueRange Hob. I:1–Hob. I:104 NERFINISHED
catalogueSystem Hoboken catalogue NERFINISHED
composer Joseph Haydn NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin Habsburg monarchy NERFINISHED
earliestKeyUsage C major
D major
G major
earliestSymphonies early symphonies in three movements
genre symphony
historicalReputation foundation of the Classical symphonic repertoire
influenced Classical symphonic form
Franz Schubert NERFINISHED
Ludwig van Beethoven NERFINISHED
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart NERFINISHED
innovation development of sonata form in first movements
expanded role of the minuet
use of thematic development and motivic unity
laterPerformanceContext public concerts in London
public concerts in Paris
laterSymphonies mature symphonies in four movements
movementStructure fast–slow–minuet–fast
musicalPeriod Classical period
nicknamedSymphonies Symphony No. 100 "Military" NERFINISHED
Symphony No. 101 "Clock" NERFINISHED
Symphony No. 104 "London" NERFINISHED
Symphony No. 45 "Farewell" NERFINISHED
Symphony No. 94 "Surprise" NERFINISHED
notableSubset London symphonies NERFINISHED
Paris symphonies NERFINISHED
Sturm und Drang symphonies
numberOfWorks over 100
performanceContext Esterházy court NERFINISHED
primaryCompositionLocation Esterháza GENERATED
Vienna GENERATED
significance crucial in shaping the Classical symphony
stylisticPhase Sturm und Drang period symphonies
early experimental symphonies
late London symphonies
middle-period symphonies
timeSpanOfComposition c. 1757–1795
typicalInstrumentation classical orchestra
horns
pairs of woodwinds
strings
timpani
trumpets

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London Symphonies alsoKnownAs Haydn symphonies
this entity surface form: Haydn’s London Symphonies
London Symphonies alsoKnownAs Haydn symphonies
this entity surface form: Haydn’s twelve London Symphonies
Haydn Symphony No. 49 "La passione" belongsTo Haydn symphonies
subject surface form: Symphony No. 49 "La passione"
Symphony No. 101 in D major "The Clock" partOf Haydn symphonies
this entity surface form: Haydn’s late symphonies
Symphony No. 94 in G major "Surprise" partOf Haydn symphonies
this entity surface form: Haydn's London symphonies
Haydn Symphony No. 52 workSeries Haydn symphonies
subject surface form: Symphony No. 52 in C minor (Haydn)