Andante with variations in F minor Hob. XVII / 6

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The Andante with Variations in F minor Hob. XVII / 6 (“Andante con Variazioni”) by Joseph Haydn is a double variation for pianoforte from 1793. It was composed as his last piano piece between his trips to London and is considered one of his most expressive works . Although Antonia von Ployer was named as the dedicatee in the first copy, it is believed that he originally wrote it in memory of the late Maria Anna von Genzinger (1754–1793).

background

In a copy by the copyist Johann Eißler the heading “Un piccolo Divertimento” is written. Haydn himself referred to this work as “Sonata” in his notes. The themes and the associated variations are primarily identified by a change in sign . It was only at a second attempt that Haydn composed an extended coda in which the music experienced deep shocks and the themes rose up; finally, grief and resignation prevail.

Double issues

The first theme is in F minor , is in two parts and consists of 29 bars , with a repeat sign after bar 12. The six-bar theme is shown in four sections, with the theme appearing in bass every second section. Up to bar 12, Haydn modulates in A flat major and returns to F minor from bar 20.

The second theme is in F major and is also in two parts, with a total of 20 bars and a repeat symbol after bar 10. The musical theme is four bars long and is extended by two bars when it appears again. Here Haydn modulates the dominant C major . After four bars the theme reappears from bar 15.

Variations I and II

In the first variation of the first theme, Haydn syncopates the theme. The most striking feature here is that at the beginning of the topic, sixteenth pauses alternate with sixteenth notes. The accompaniment is similar, as is the structure of the time ratios. In the first variation of the second theme, Haydn increasingly uses trills and in part replaces the septoles with them. Otherwise there are only more descriptions. The structure of the clock ratios is also retained here.

In the second variation of the first theme, the whole piece is varied by runs and the accompaniment is set more simply. The three-bar coda is circumscribed by septoles or a triplet.

In the second variation of the second theme, the theme is partially paraphrased with triplets and the accompaniment with sixteenth notes. A volte clamp was used in the first part. At the end there is an additional five-measure coda with chords and runs.

Additional variation in other copies

In other editions an additional variation on the first theme is used. The theme is taken over completely up to measure 26. The theme is then worked on several times in the next 50 bars. However, this does not appear in the first edition.

literature

  • Franz Eibner (Ed.), Jarecki (Ed.): Joseph Haydn: Andante con Variazioni Hob.XVII: 6. , Wiener Urtext Edition.

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