Haydn's Symphony Essay

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It is said that Haydn mastered the symphony in his very first work but he improved his method over time. In 1757 Haydn’s symphony’s was composed for Count Morzin until 1761. Theas where called his early symphonies, composed in the same way as early Italian and Austrian symphonies. The themes used for his early symphony’s was features that could be effortlessly broken up and recombined There are a number of his symphonies are composed in three-movement form, a fast first movement, then a slow second movement and ending with a fast third movement. Theas symphonies are scored to have two oboes, two horns, and a string section. (Burkholder, Grout & Palisca 2010: 540) Some of Franz Joseph Haydn early symphonies were composed in three-movement form, which derived from the Italian opera's overtures. Theas symphonies are Allegro to Andante and the in parallel or subdominant is Minuet or Gigue. Some of his works were four movements in the same key, this form originated from Sonata da Chiesa, Andante to Allegro to Mineut and ends with Presto. (Burkholder, Grout & Palisca 2010: 528)

Occasionally the first movement started with a slow and harmonically unstable introduction, with even phrases that alternate the steady and unsteady phrases. In the …show more content…

His drive was supported because he wanted to satisfy the patrons that were paying him to compose, the people that were listening to his works when he performed them in the community and his fellow musicians. He went so far as to devising themes so that they sound familiar to the public when they hear them for the first time. . (Burkholder, Grout & Palisca 2010: 527) The key foundation of his idioms where the Galant style. The Galant style is a French term, meaning modern, smooth and chic, let the composer compose works more freely, some will say they were song-like. (Burkholder, Grout & Palisca 2010: