Symphony No. 71 (Haydn)

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The Symphony No. 71 in B-flat major, Hoboken I/71, is a symphony by Joseph Haydn. It was composed by 1780.

Contents

Movements

The symphony is scored for flute, two oboes, bassoon, two horns and strings.

  1. Adagio, 4
    4
    Allegro con brio, 3
    4
  2. Adagio F major, 2
    4
  3. Menuetto & Trio, 3
    4
  4. Finale: Vivace, 4
    4

After dark string sonorities reminiscent of Sturm und Drang in the slow introduction, the Allegro begins with a very light galante theme which is interrupted periodically by more darkly colored strings. The transitional material is notable for its use of counterpoint. [1]

The slow second movement is a theme with four variations and a coda. The second variation features a flute and bassoon duet over thirty-second notes and pizzicato bass. Triplet-sixteenths dominate the third variation. As usual, the final variation is recapitulatory, but here Haydn extends the variation with further development and a cadenza-like passage. [1]

The trio of the minuet features solo sections for two violins against a pizzicato bass. [1]

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Brown, A. Peter, The Symphonic Repertoire (Volume 2). Indiana University Press ( ISBN   025333487X), pp. 175–176 (2002).

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