Franz Joseph Haydn
Notable works by Franz Joseph Haydn.
Armida (Haydn)
Armida (Hob. XXVIII/12) is a 1784 opera (dramma eroico) in three acts by Austrian composer Joseph Haydn, set to an Italian-language libretto taken from Antonio Tozzi's 1775 opera Rinaldo, as amended
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Joseph Haydn wrote 123 trios for the unusual combination of baryton, viola and cello. Three further trios for baryton, cello and violin (Hob. XI:89-91) are considered part of the series. As Sisman
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The Cello Concerto No. 1 in C major, Hob. VIIb/1, by Joseph Haydn was composed around 1761–1765 for longtime friend Joseph Franz Weigl, then the principal cellist of Prince Nicolaus's Esterházy
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Joseph Haydn's Cello Concerto No. 2 in D Major, Hob. VIIb/2, Op. 101, was for many years thought to have been composed in 1783 for Antonín Kraft, a cellist of Prince Nikolaus's Esterházy orchestra.
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Der krumme Teufel (The Lame Devil or "The Limping Devil", 1751 or 1752), Hob. 29/1a, was Joseph Haydn's first opera. This German-language comic opera in the genre of Singspiel was commissioned by its
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Die Schöpfung & Harmoniemesse is a 1992, 149-minute CD issue of two studio recordings of classical vocal works by Joseph Haydn, both accompanied by the New York Philharmonic and conducted by Leonard
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The Divertimento in G major, Hob. XVI/8, L. 1, was written in 1766 by Joseph
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"" also called the "Kaiserhymne", is an anthem composed in 1797 by Joseph Haydn. In its original version it was paired with lyrics by Lorenz Leopold Haschka and served as a patriotic song, expressing
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The Harmoniemesse in B-flat major by Joseph Haydn, Hob. XXII:14, Novello 6, was written in 1802. It was Haydn's last major work. It is because of the prominence of the winds in this mass and "the
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Haydn Symphonies is an album recorded by the Oregon Symphony under the direction of Carlos Kalmar, released by Pentatone on April 7, 2017. The albums was recorded at Portland, Oregon's Arlene
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Haydn, Hummel, L. Mozart: Trumpet Concertos is a studio album of trumpet concertos by Joseph Haydn, Leopold Mozart and Johann Nepomuk Hummel, performed by Wynton Marsalis with the National
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The Hoboken catalogue is a catalogue of the musical compositions by Joseph Haydn compiled by Anthony van Hoboken. It is intended to cover the composer's entire oeuvre and includes over 750 entries.
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(The World on the Moon), Hob. XXVIII:7, is an opera buffa by Joseph Haydn with a libretto written by Carlo Goldoni in 1750, first performed at Eszterháza, Hungary, on 3 August 1777. Goldoni's
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Il mondo della luna (The world on the moon) is a 211-minute studio album of Joseph Haydn's opera, performed by Luigi Alva, Arleen Augér, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Edith Mathis, Frederica von Stade,
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(The Return of Tobias) is an oratorio in two parts composed in 1775 by Joseph Haydn (Hob. XXI:1). The work is the first oratorio the composer wrote and, according to Jones, was "his most extended and
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The Kaiserquartett (Hob. III:77, Op. 76, No. 3, English: Emperor Quartet), is a string quartet in C major by Joseph Haydn. The Kaiserquartett is the third of the six String Quartets, Op. 76, which
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Joseph Haydn's Keyboard Concerto in D major, Hob. XVIII:11, was written between 1780 and 1783 and published in 1784, his last concerto for keyboard. He composed it for harpsichord or fortepiano,
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(The Soul of the Philosopher, or Orpheus and Euridice), Hob. 28/13, is an opera in Italian in four acts by Joseph Haydn and is one of the last two operas written during his life, the other being
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L’incontro improvviso (The unexpected encounter) (Hob. XXVIII:6) is an opera in three acts by Joseph Haydn first performed at Eszterháza on 29 August 1775 to mark the four-day visit of Archduke
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L'infedeltà delusa (Deceit Outwitted), Hob. 28/5, is an operatic burletta per musica in two acts by Joseph Haydn. The Italian libretto was by Marco
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(English: The Uninhabited Island), Hob. 28/9, is an opera () by Joseph Haydn, his tenth opera, written for the Eszterházy court and premiered on 6 December 1779. The libretto is the only one by
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La canterina (The Songstress or The Diva), Hob. XXVIII/2, is a short, two-act opera buffa by Joseph Haydn, the first one he wrote for Prince Esterhazy. Based on the intermezzo from the third act of
Read → WorkLa fedeltà premiata
(Fidelity Rewarded), Hob. XXVIII/10, is an opera in three acts by Joseph Haydn first performed at the Eszterháza palace in Fertőd, Hungary, on 25 February 1781 to celebrate the reopening of the court
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La fedeltà premiata ("Fidelity rewarded") is a 162-minute studio album of Joseph Haydn's opera, performed by Luigi Alva, Ileana Cotrubas, Tonny Landy, Kari Lövaas, Maurizio Mazzieri, Frederica von
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(True Constancy), Hob. 28/8, is an operatic dramma giocoso by Joseph Haydn. The Italian libretto was a shortened version of the one by Francesco Puttini set by Pasquale Anfossi for the opera of the
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Le pescatrici (The Fisherwomen) Hob. 28/4, is an opera (dramma giocoso) in three acts by Joseph Haydn set to a libretto by Carlo Goldoni. Originally composed as part of the wedding celebrations of
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Lo speziale (The Apothecary), Hob. 28/3, is a three-act opera buffa by Joseph Haydn, with a libretto by Carlo Goldoni. A love triangle between the poor apprentice Mengone, the rich and assured dandy
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The London symphonies, sometimes called the Salomon symphonies after Johann Peter Salomon who introduced London to Joseph Haydn, were composed by Joseph Haydn between 1791 and 1795. They can be
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The Missa brevis in F major, Hob. XXII:1, is a mass by Joseph Haydn originally completed in 1749. According to Dack it is Haydn's "earliest authenticated work." It also represents some of the last of
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The , Hob. XXII:7, Novello 8, is a mass in B-flat major by Joseph Haydn. The (short mass) was written around 1775 for the order of the (Brothers Hospitallers) in Eisenstadt, whose patron saint was
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The Missa cellensis, Hob. XXII:8, fully Missa cellensis fatta per il Signor Liebe de Kreutzner (Zell Mass made for Sir Liebe of Kreutzner) composed in 1782, is Joseph Haydn's eighth setting of the
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The Missa Cellensis in honorem Beatissimae Virginis Mariae in C major by Joseph Haydn, Hob. XXII:5, Novello 3, was originally written in 1766, after Haydn was promoted to Kapellmeister at Eszterháza
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Missa in tempore belli () is a setting of the mass by Joseph Haydn. It is catalogued Mass No. 10 in C major (Hob. XXII:9). Known also as the Paukenmesse due to the dramatic use of timpani, it is one
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The Missa Sancti Bernardi von Offida is a mass in B-flat major by Joseph Haydn, Hob. XXII:10, Novello 1, was written the same year as the Missa in tempore belli (1796), and it "may have been the
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The (Mass for troubled times), commonly known as the Nelson Mass (Hob. XXII/11), is a mass setting by the Austrian composer Joseph Haydn. It is one of the six masses written near the end of his
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The Oboe Concerto in C major, H. VIIg:C1, commonly attributed to Joseph Haydn, was most likely composed around 1790. However, modern musicologists agree that Haydn did not write the
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(The paladin Orlando), Hob. 28/11, is an opera in three acts by Joseph Haydn which was first performed at Eszterháza on 6 December 1782. The libretto by is based on another libretto, Le pazzie
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The Paris symphonies are a group of six symphonies written by Joseph Haydn commissioned by the Count D'Ogny, Grandmaster of the Masonic Loge Olympique. Beginning on 11 January 1786, the symphonies
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Philemon und Baucis, oder Jupiters Reise auf die Erde (Philemon and Baucis, or Jupiter's Journey to Earth), Hob. XXIXb:2, is an opera in one act by Austrian composer Joseph Haydn to a German
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The Piano Sonata in B major, Hob. XVI/18, L. 20, was written in 1767 by Joseph
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The Sonata in C minor (Hob. XVI/20, L. 33) is a keyboard sonata composed by Joseph Haydn in 1771. It is also referred to as a piano sonata. The three-movement work was published by Artaria in 1780 in
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The Piano Sonata in D major, Hob. XVI/33, L. 34, was written in possibly 1777 by Joseph
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The Piano Sonata in E minor, Hob. XVI/34, L. 53, was written in the late 1770s by Joseph Haydn and published in London around 1783 by Beardmore &
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The Piano Sonata in E major, Hob. XVI/49, L.59, was written in 1789/90 by Joseph Haydn. The sonata stands out among Haydn's pianoforte works both for the enthusiastic reaction it has evoked from
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The Piano Sonata in E major, Hob. XVI/52, L. 62, was written in 1794 by Joseph Haydn. It is the last of Haydn's piano sonatas, and is widely considered his greatest. It has been the subject of
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Joseph Haydn's Piano Trio No. 39 in G major, Hob. XV/25 was written in 1795, during the final few weeks of Haydn's second trip to London, and one of a set of three (H. XV:24–26) dedicated to Rebecca
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Joseph Haydn's Piano Trio No. 40 in F minor, Hob. XV:26, was completed during the final few weeks of Haydn's second trip to London, and one of a set of three (H. XV:24–26) dedicated to Rebecca
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Joseph Haydn's Piano Trio No. 41 in E-flat minor, Hob. XV:31, was written in 1795/1796, though not published until 1803 in Vienna. It has the nickname "Jacob's Dream" because of its second movement.
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Joseph Haydn's Piano Trio No. 42 in E major, Hob. XV/30 was completed in 1796 after his return to Vienna from England and first published there by Artaria in 1797. It is without a dedication: the
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__NOTOC__ Joseph Haydn's Piano Trio No. 44 in E major, Hob. XV/28, was published in 1797 but may have been written a few years earlier while Haydn was still in England on the second of his highly
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Joseph Haydn's Piano Trio No. 45 in E major, Hob. XV:29, was published in 1797 but may have been written a few years earlier, while Haydn was still in England on the second of his highly successful
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The Mass No. 13 in B-flat major, Hob. XXII/13, was composed by Joseph Haydn in 1801. It is known as the Schöpfungsmesse or Creation Mass because of the words "qui tollis peccata mundi" in the Gloria.
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The Sinfonia Concertante in B major (Hob. I/105) by Joseph Haydn was composed in London between February and March 1792. It is believed to be a response to similar works composed by Ignaz Pleyel, a
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Joseph Haydn's Stabat Mater, Hob. XXa:1, is a setting of the Stabat Mater sequence, written in 1767 for soloists, mixed choir and an orchestra of oboes, strings and continuo. The first performance is
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The String Quartet in D minor, Op. 103, Hob. III:83, is an incomplete work by Joseph Haydn, composed in about
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The six string quartets Op. 20 by Joseph Haydn are among the works that earned Haydn the sobriquet "the father of the string quartet". The quartets are considered a milestone in the history of
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The String Quartets, Op. 3 are a set of six string quartets published under Joseph Haydn's name by the French music publisher Bailleux in 1777 and subsequently reprinted in 1801 by Maison Pleyel as
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The Op. 33 String Quartets were written by Joseph Haydn in the summer and Autumn of 1781 for the Viennese publisher Artaria. This set of string quartets has several nicknames, the most common of
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The String Quartets, Op. 50 (Hob. III/44–49, L. 36–41), were composed by Joseph Haydn in 1787. The set of six quartets was dedicated to King Frederick William II of Prussia. For this reason the set
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Joseph Haydn's String Quartets, Op. 64, is a set of six string quartets composed in 1790. Along with six earlier quartets published under the opus numbers 54 and 55, they are known as the Tost
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The six String Quartets, Op. 76, by Joseph Haydn were composed in 1797 or 1798 and dedicated to the Hungarian count Joseph Georg von Erdődy (1754–1824). They form the last complete set of string
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The Symphony No. 100 in G major, Hob. I:100, is the eighth of the twelve London symphonies written by Joseph Haydn and completed in 1793 or 1794. It is popularly known as the Military Symphony. The
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The Symphony No. 101 in D major, Hob. I:101 is the ninth of the twelve London symphonies written by Joseph Haydn. It is popularly known as the Clock Symphony because of the "ticking" rhythm
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The Symphony No. 102 in B major, Hoboken I/102, is the tenth of the twelve London symphonies written by Joseph Haydn, at the instigation of impresario Johann Peter Salomon. It is one of three
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The Symphony No. 103 in E major, Hob. I:103, was composed in 1795 by Joseph Haydn. It is the eleventh of his twelve London symphonies and the second-to-last that he composed. The symphony takes about
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The Symphony No. 104 in D major, Hob. I:104, is Joseph Haydn's final symphony, as well as the last of the twelve London symphonies. It is known (somewhat arbitrarily, given the existence of eleven
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Joseph Haydn's Symphony No. 13 in D major was written in 1763 for the orchestra of Haydn's patron, Prince Nikolaus Esterházy, in Eisenstadt. The symphony can be precisely dated thanks to a dated
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The Symphony No. 21 in A major, Hoboken I/21, was composed by Joseph Haydn around the year 1764. The symphony’s movements have unusual structures that make their form hard to identify. The parts that
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Symphony No. 22 in E major, Hoboken I/22, is a symphony written by Joseph Haydn in 1764 for his employer Prince Nikolaus Esterházy. Its nickname is The Philosopher (German "Der
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Joseph Haydn wrote Symphony No. 23 in G major, Hoboken I/23, in 1764. The symphony is scored for two oboes, bassoon, two horns, and strings with continuo. It is in four movements: The slow movement
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The Symphony No. 26 in D minor, Hob. I:26, is one of the early Sturm und Drang symphonies written by Joseph Haydn. It was written under the auspices of Prince Nikolaus Esterházy, and is from the late
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Joseph Haydn's Symphony No. 27 in G major, Hob. I:27, was probably written before 19 March 1761, while he was employed by Count Morzin. Its chronological position was assigned by Eusebius
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Joseph Haydn's Symphony No. 28 in A major, Hoboken I/28, was written in
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Joseph Haydn's Symphony No. 29 in E major, Hoboken I/29, was written in 1765, just after his 28th, and to be performed in Eisenstadt, under the benign auspices of Prince Nikolaus Esterházy. The work
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The Symphony No. 30 in C major, Hob. I:30, is a symphony by Joseph Haydn composed in 1765, at the age of 33. It is nicknamed the Alleluia Symphony because of his use of a Gregorian Alleluia chant in
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Joseph Haydn's Symphony No. 31 in D major, Hob. I/31, was composed in 1765 for Haydn's employer Prince Nikolaus Esterházy. It is nicknamed the Hornsignal Symphony because it gives a prominent role to
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The Symphony No. 34 in D minor (Hoboken I/34) was written by Joseph Haydn. According to traditional chronology it was written in 1765, shortly before Haydn's Sturm und Drang period began in 1766,
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The Symphony No. 37 in C major, Hob. I/37, is a symphony by Joseph Haydn. The numbering is misleading, as it is one of Haydn's earliest symphonies. A copy of the score found at Český Krumlov, Czech
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The Symphony No. 38 in C major, Hoboken I/38, is an early and festive symphony by Joseph Haydn. The symphony was composed sometime between 1765 and 1769. Because of the virtuosic oboe parts in the
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Symphony No. 39 is a symphony in G minor (Hoboken 1/39) composed by Joseph Haydn, under the patronage of Prince Nikolaus Esterházy. Although the date of its composition is not certain, it is thought
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Symphony No. 43 in E major, Hob. I:43, is a symphony by Joseph Haydn, composed by 1771. It is scored for two oboes, bassoon, two horns, and strings. Since the nineteenth century it has been referred
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Joseph Haydn's Symphony No. 44 in E minor, Hob. I:44, was completed in 1772. It is popularly known as Trauer (). The nickname originates from an apocryphal story relating that Haydn asked for the
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Joseph Haydn's Symphony No. 45 in F minor, known as the "Farewell" Symphony (; modern orthography: ), is a symphony dated 1772 on the autograph score. A typical performance of the symphony lasts
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Joseph Haydn's Symphony No. 46 in B major, Hoboken I/46, was composed in 1772, during his Sturm und Drang
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Joseph Haydn's Symphony No. 47 in G major, Hob. I:47, was probably written in 1772. It was nicknamed The
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The Symphony No. 48 in C major, Hob. I:48, is a symphony by Joseph Haydn written in 1768 or 1769. The work has the nickname Maria Theresa as it was long thought to have been composed for a visit by
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The Symphony No. 49 in F minor, Hob. I:49, was written in 1768 by Joseph Haydn during his Sturm und Drang period. It is popularly known as La passione (The
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Symphony No. 50 in C major, Hoboken I/50, by Joseph Haydn was written partly in 1773 and partly in 1774. The symphony is scored for two oboes, two horns, two trumpets, timpani, and strings. Since the
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The Symphony No. 52 in C minor is one of the last Sturm und Drang symphonies composed by the Austrian composer Joseph Haydn while the composer was in residence at Esterházy in 1771 or 1772. It is one
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The Symphony No. 53 in D major, Hob. I:53, is a symphony by Joseph Haydn. It is often referred to by the subtitle L'Impériale. The symphony was composed by 1777. It is scored for flute, two oboes,
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The Symphony No. 55 in E major, Hob. I:55, is a symphony by Joseph Haydn, composed by 1774. It is scored for two oboes, bassoon, two horns, and strings. It is in four movements: The second movement
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Symphony No. 58 in F major, Hoboken I/58, is a symphony by Joseph Haydn, composed probably around 1767 but certainly not after 1774, after which time the traits of this symphony were outmoded.
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Symphony No. 59 in A major, popularly known as the Fire Symphony, is a symphony by Joseph Haydn. Composed under the auspices of Nikolaus Esterházy, it was written in the middle or late
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The Symphony No. 6 in D major (Hoboken 1/6) is an early symphony written in 1761 by Joseph Haydn and the first written after Haydn had joined the Esterházy court. It is the first of three that are
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The Symphony No. 60 in C major, Hoboken I/60, was written by Joseph Haydn. It is sometimes given the nickname Il Distratto or, in German, Der
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The Symphony No. 62 in D major, Hoboken I/62, is a symphony written by Joseph Haydn for the orchestra at Esterháza in 1780 or 1781, a good length of time after the writing of Symphony No.
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The Symphony No. 63 in C major, Hoboken I/63, is a symphony by Joseph Haydn written sometime between 1779 and 1781. It is often known by the title of the second movement, La Roxelane, named for
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The Symphony No. 64 in A major, Hoboken I/64, is a symphony by Joseph Haydn dated between 1773 and 1775. The likely date of composition puts it at the tail end of the Sturm und Drang period that
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The Symphony No. 69 is a symphony by Joseph Haydn in C major, Hoboken I/69, known as the Laudon Symphony. Composed around 1775–1776, it represents a stylistic departure from the composer's earlier
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The Symphony No. 7 in C major, Hoboken I/7, is a symphony by Joseph Haydn, sometimes called Le midi, meaning "The Noon." The symphony was composed in May or June 1761, paired together with the other
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The Symphony No. 70 in D major, Hob.I:70, was written by Joseph Haydn to mark the start of construction of a new opera house on the Eszterháza estate. It was premiered on December 18, 1779—one of the
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The Symphony No. 72 in D major (Hoboken 1/72) is a symphony by Joseph Haydn. The symphony was probably composed between 1763 and 1765. The date of this composition is earlier than its number
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The Symphony No. 73 in D major, Hoboken 1/73, is a symphony by Joseph Haydn composed in 1782. It is often known by the subtitle () due to the hunting horn calls in the final movement, a popular trope
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The Symphony No. 75 in D major (Hoboken 1/75) is a symphony composed by Joseph Haydn between 1779 and
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Symphony No. 76 in E major (Hoboken 1/76) is a symphony by Joseph Haydn completed in
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The Symphony No. 78 in C minor, Hoboken 1/78, is a symphony by Joseph Haydn completed in
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Haydn's Symphony No. 79 in F major, was composed in 1784. The symphony is characterized by a strong and joyful opening theme, as well as varied rhythms throughout all four movements, especially in
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Joseph Haydn wrote his Symphony No. 8 in G major under the employ of Prince Paul II Anton Esterházy in Spring 1761, in the transition between the Baroque and Classical periods. It is the third part
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The Symphony No. 80 in D minor, Hoboken 1/80, is a symphony composed by Joseph Haydn in 1784 as part of a trio of symphonies that also included symphonies 79 and 81. This symphony, along with the one
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Symphony No. 81 in G major (Hoboken I/81) is a symphony by Joseph Haydn composed in 1784 as part of a trio of symphonies that also included symphonies 79 and 80. These three symphonies were specially
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The Symphony No. 82 in C major, Hoboken 1/82, is the first of the six Paris Symphonies (numbers 82–87) written by Joseph Haydn. It is popularly known as the Bear
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Symphony No. 83 in G minor, Hoboken I/83, is the second of the six Paris Symphonies (numbers 82–87) written by Joseph Haydn in 1785. It was published by Artaria in Vienna in December 1787. It is
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The Symphony No. 84 in E major, Hoboken I/84, is the third of the six Paris Symphonies (numbers 82–87) written by Joseph Haydn. It is sometimes known by the subtitle In nomine Domini. The symphony
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The Symphony No. 85 in B major, Hoboken I/85, is the fourth of the six Paris symphonies (numbers 82–87) written by Joseph Haydn. The 85th Symphony was completed in either 1785 or 1786. It made its
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The Symphony No. 86 in D major, Hoboken I/86, is the fifth of the six Paris Symphonies (numbers 82–87) written by Joseph Haydn, and was written to be performed in Paris in 1787. He wrote it in
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The Symphony No. 87 in A major, Hoboken I/87, is the last of the six Paris Symphonies (numbers 82–87) written by Joseph Haydn. It was written in 1786, but performed in 1787 by the Concert de la Loge
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Symphony No. 88 in G major (Hoboken I/88) was written by Joseph Haydn, for the orchestra of Esterháza under Prince Nikolaus Esterhazy. It is notably the first of his symphonies written after the
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The Symphony No. 89 in F major, Hoboken I/89, was written by Joseph Haydn in 1787, and performed under the auspices of Nikolaus Esterházy at Esterháza. It is sometimes referred to as The Letter W
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Symphony No. 90 in C major, Hoboken I/90, was written by Joseph Haydn in 1788 as part of a three-symphony commission by Count d'Ogny for the Concert de la Loge Olympique. It is occasionally referred
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The Symphony No. 91 in E major, Hoboken I/91, was written by Joseph Haydn. It was completed in 1788 as part of a three-symphony commission from Count d'Ogny for the Concert de la Loge Olympique, a
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Joseph Haydn completed his Symphony No. 92 in G major, Hoboken I/92, popularly known as the Oxford Symphony, in 1789 as one of a set of three symphonies commissioned by the French Count d'Ogny. The
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Joseph Haydn's Symphony No. 93 in D major, Hoboken I/93, is one of Haydn's twelve London symphonies (numbers 93–104). The symphony was completed in 1791 as one of the set of symphonies completed for
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The Symphony No. 94 in G major (H. 1/94) is the second of the twelve London symphonies written by Joseph Haydn. It is popularly known as the Surprise Symphony. Haydn wrote the symphony in 1791 in
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The Symphony No. 95 in C minor (Hoboken I/95) is the third of the twelve London symphonies (numbers 93–104) written by Joseph Haydn. It is the only one of the twelve London symphonies in a minor key
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The Symphony No. 96 in D major, Hob. I:96, was completed by Joseph Haydn in 1791 as part of the set of symphonies composed on his first trip to London. It was first performed at the Hanover Square
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The Symphony No. 97 in C major, Hoboken I/97, is the fifth of the twelve London symphonies (numbers 93–104) written by Joseph Haydn. It was completed in 1792 as part of the set of symphonies composed
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The Symphony No. 98 in B major, Hoboken I/98, is the sixth of the twelve London symphonies (numbers 93–104) composed by Joseph Haydn. It was completed in 1792 as part of the set of symphonies
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The Symphony No. 99 in E major (Hoboken I/99) is the seventh of the twelve London symphonies (Hoboken numbers 93–104) written by Joseph Haydn. The symphony was written in 1793 in Vienna in
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The Creation () is an oratorio written in 1797 and 1798 by Joseph Haydn (Hob. XXI:2), and considered by many to be his masterpiece. The oratorio depicts and celebrates the creation of the world as
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The Creation, the oratorio by Joseph Haydn, is structured in three parts. He composed it in 1796–1798 on German text as Die Schöpfung. The work is set for soloists, chorus and orchestra. Its
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The Seasons (German: Die Jahreszeiten, Hob. XXI:3) is a secular oratorio by Joseph Haydn, first performed in
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The Seven Last Words of Our Saviour on the Cross (German: ) is an orchestral work by Joseph Haydn, commissioned in 1786 for the Good Friday service at Oratorio de la Santa Cueva (Holy Cave Oratory)
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Theresienmesse (H. XXII/12) (also known in English as the " 'Maria Theresa' Mass") is a mass in B-flat major written by Joseph Haydn and named after Maria Theresa of the Two Sicilies, empress consort
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Joseph Haydn composed the Concerto per il Clarino (Hob. VIIe/1) (Trumpet Concerto in E major) in 1796 for the trumpet virtuoso Anton Weidinger. Joseph Haydn was 64 years of age. A favourite of the
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Twenty Variations in G major, Hob. XVII/2, was written in the 1760s by Joseph Haydn. In 1788/1789, Artaria published the Arietta con 12 Variazioni in A major (Twelve Variations in A major), which is
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The Andante with variations in F minor (Hoboken XVII:6), also known as Un piccolo divertimento, is a work for piano composed by Joseph Haydn in
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The Violin Concerto No. 4 in G major (Hob. VIIa/4) by Joseph Haydn is one of the composer's three surviving violin concertos. A typical performance lasts approximately 19
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