36th Symphony (Michael Haydn)
The Symphony no. 36 in B flat major Perger 28, MH 475 composed Michael Haydn in 1788.
General
Symphony No. 36 is characterized by the following special features:
- Note the use of the timpani in a symphony in B flat major, four years before Joseph Haydn's 98th Symphony
- Timpani in slow movement, one year after Joseph Haydn's 88th Symphony .
To the music
Instrumentation: two oboes , four horns in Bb, F, two trumpets in Bb, F, timpani , 2 violins , viola , cello , double bass . To reinforce the bass voice, the bassoon and harpsichord (if available in the orchestra) were also used without a separate notation , although there are different opinions about the involvement of the harpsichord in the literature.
Performance time: approx. 9-10 minutes.
1st movement: Allegro con fuoco
B flat major, 2/2 time, 192 bars
The movement is written in sonata form, without repetition of the exposition, with a new theme in the development (bars 92-116).
2nd movement: Andante con espressione
F major, 6/8 time, 44 bars
Simply two-part form.
3rd movement: Finale-Rondo. Presto molto
B flat major, 2/4 time, 210 bars
ABACABADABA Rondo .
- A 1 T. 1 - 12
- B 1 m. 13-18, F major
- A 2 m. 18 - 28, with an extension of the beginning.
- c T. 29 - 68, G minor
- A 3 T. 68 - 76
- B 2 T. 75 - 85
- A 4 T. 86 - 95, with a longer extension of the beginning.
- D T. 96 - 138, C minor
- A 5 T. 138 - 146
- B 3 T. 147 - 156
- A 6 m. 156-169, with the longest extension of the beginning, and a slowdown before the coda.
- Coda T. 170-210
Individual evidence
- ^ Charles H. Sherman and T. Donley Thomas, Johann Michael Haydn (1737-1806), a chronological thematic catalog of his works . Stuyvesant, New York: Pendragon Press (1993), p. 163
- ↑ HC Robbins Landon, preface for Diletto Musicale Sinfonia in C, Perger 31 editions, Vienna: Doblinger KG (1967) "only after Joseph Haydn's trip to London it became common practice"