Joseph Haydn's Symphony No. 4 in D major, Hob. I/4, is one of the earliest symphonies he wrote, believed to have been composed roughly between 1757 and 1761.
The work is scored for 2 oboes, bassoon, 2 horns, strings and continuo. As usual for the period, it is in three movements:
The second movement features a syncopated second violin part. The walking eighth-notes of the second violins are offset by half a step (a sixteenth note) from the first violins that play above it.
The finale is marked Tempo di menuetto, but is not in the
4 time of a minuet, but in the
8 time which is typical of Haydn's other early symphonic finales. Also, unlike other minuets, the movement lacks a central trio section.
References
Citations
- Landon 1955, p. 620.
- ^ Landon 1976, p. .
- Hodgson 1976, pp. 47–8.
Sources
- Hodgson, Antony (1976). The Music of Joseph Haydn: The Symphonies. London: Tantivy Press. ISBN 0838616844.
- Landon, H. C. Robbins (1955). The Symphonies of Joseph Haydn. London: Universal Edition & Rockliff.
- Landon, H. C. Robbins (1976). Haydn: Chronicle and Works. Volume 1. Haydn: the Early Years, 1732–1765. Bloomington & London: Indiana University Press.
| Symphonies by Joseph Haydn | |
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| A–20 | |
| 21–40 | |
| 41–60 | |
| 61–81 | |
| Paris symphonies | |
| 88–92 | |
| London symphonies | |
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