Music 1a Lecture Notes - Lecture 23: Symphony No. 45 (Haydn), Symphony No. 94 (Haydn), London Symphonies
17 Mar 2016
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Lecture 23: missed some, origins of the symphony, size of the orchestra increases during the 18th century, various sizes of orchestra across europe, missed some, three symphonies by haydn today, symphony no. 45 in f-sharp minor ( farewell : symphony no. Spends 30 years of his life composing for the family. 45 farewell in 1772: esterhazy orchestra disbanded, haydn begins london trip in 1790, symphony no. 94 surprise in 1791: returns from 2nd london trip in 1795, emperor quartet in 1797, death in 1809, early symphonies of haydn, during the first year of his career with the esterhazy family (1761), he composed. Slow movements become especially expressive: one might even say romantic, example: symphony no. In the second movement, all the violins put a damper on their strings to mute the sound since it"s supposed to be lighter and softer.
