Symphony No. 40 (Haydn)

Last updated

The Symphony No. 40 in F major, Hoboken I/40, is a symphony by Joseph Haydn. Despite its number, Haydn had composed this symphony by 1763, long before the other symphonies numbered in the 30s and 40s in Hoboken's catalog. [1] Chronologically, the symphony belongs with no. 13 and has stylistic similarities with Haydn's earliest symphonic output.

Movements

The work is in four movements and is scored for two oboes, bassoon, two horns, and strings:

  1. Allegro, 3
    4
  2. Andante più tosto Allegretto in B major, 2
    4
  3. Menuet e Trio, 3
    4
  4. Allegro, 2
    2

The last movement is a fugue, as with the contemporary Symphony No. 13 and the later Symphony No. 70.

Related Research Articles

Symphony No. 39 is a symphony in G minor by Franz Joseph Haydn in 1765, at the age of 33 under the beneficence of Prince Nikolaus Esterházy. It is the earliest of Haydn's minor key symphonies associated with his Sturm und Drang period works.

Symphony No. 93 in D major, Hoboken I/93, one of the twelve London symphonies written by Joseph Haydn.

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 successor to Haydn's series of "Paris symphonies". It is occasionally referred to as The Letter T referring to an older method of cataloguing Haydn's symphonic output.This triptych also includes Haydn's own Symphony No. 90 and Symphony No. 92.

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 to as The Letter R – referring to an older method of cataloguing Haydn's symphonic output. This triptych also includes Haydn's own Symphony No. 91 and Symphony No. 92.

The Symphony No. 84 in E major, Hoboken I/84, is the third of the six Paris Symphonies written by Joseph Haydn. It is sometimes known by the subtitle In nomine Domini.

The Symphony No. 86 in D major, Hoboken I/86, is the fifth of the six Paris Symphonies written by Joseph Haydn, and was written to be performed in Paris in 1787. He wrote it in Esterháza in 1786, but for an orchestra much larger, at the instigation of Count Claude d'Ogney.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Symphony No. 67 (Haydn)</span>

Symphony No. 67 in F major, Hoboken I/67, is a symphony by Joseph Haydn. It was composed by 1779. The Haydn scholar H. C. Robbins Landon calls this work "one of the most boldly original symphonies of this period."

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Symphony No. 48 (Haydn)</span> Symphony by Joseph Haydn

The Symphony No. 48 in C major, Hoboken 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 the Holy Roman Empress, Maria Theresa of Austria in 1773. An earlier copy dated 1769 was later found, but the nickname has stuck. The symphony composed for the empress's visit was most likely No. 50.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Symphony No. 43 (Haydn)</span>

Symphony No. 43 in E major, Hoboken I/43, is a symphony by Joseph Haydn. Since the nineteenth century it has been referred to by the subtitle "Mercury". The source of the "Mercury" nickname remains unknown according to Matthew Rye. It could refer to its use as incidental music from some play or other given at Eszterháza, or it may not have appeared until the nineteenth century. It would certainly be wrong to impose any programmatic elements on to the abstract musical drama and search for a portrait of the gods’ winged messenger.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Symphony No. 41 (Haydn)</span>

The Symphony No. 41 in C major, Hoboken I/41, is a festive symphony by Joseph Haydn. The symphony was composed by 1769. It is scored for flute, two oboes, bassoon, two horns, two trumpets, timpani and strings.

The Symphony No. 38 in C major, Hoboken I/38, is an early and festive symphony by Joseph Haydn. The symphony was composed some time between 1765 and 1769. Because of the virtuosic oboe parts in the final two movements, it has been suggested that the work's composition may have coincided with the employ of the oboist Vittorino Colombazzo in the fall of 1768. The symphony is popularly called the Echo Symphony, a nickname that, like all other named Haydn symphonies, did not originate with the composer.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Symphony No. 33 (Haydn)</span>

The Symphony No. 33 in C major is a festive symphony by Joseph Haydn. The precise date of composition is unknown. Haydn scholar H.C. Robbins Landon has dated this work to 1763–65. It has also been suggested that it was written in 1760 or 1761, along with Symphony no. 32.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Symphony No. 24 (Haydn)</span>

Joseph Haydn wrote Symphony No. 24 in D major, Hoboken I/24, in 1764.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Symphony No. 25 (Haydn)</span>

The Symphony No. 25 in C major, Hoboken I/25, is a symphony by Joseph Haydn.The symphony was most likely composed in 1763, or at the very earliest in 1761, at about the same time as No. 33.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Symphony No. 7 (Haydn)</span> Symphony by Joseph Haydn

The Symphony No. 7 in C major, Hoboken I/7, is a symphony by Joseph Haydn, sometimes called "Le midi", meaning "The Noon."

Joseph Haydn's Symphony No. 3 in G major, Hoboken I/3, is believed to have been written between 1760 and 1762.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Symphony No. 19 (Haydn)</span>

The Symphony No. 19 in D major, Hoboken I/19, is a symphony by Joseph Haydn. The symphony was composed between 1757 and 1761.

Joseph Haydn's Symphony 'A' in B major, Hoboken I/107, was written between 1757 and 1760. It therefore must have been composed for Count Morzin's orchestra, for whom Haydn worked until 1761.

Joseph Haydn's Symphony 'B' in B major, Hoboken I/108, was written between 1757 and 1760, and was one of his earliest symphonies.

References

  1. Antony Hodgson, The Music of Joseph Haydn: The Symphonies. London: The Tantivy Press (1976): 71.