Symphony No. 80 (Haydn)
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The Symphony No. 80 in D minor (Hoboken 1/80) is a symphony by Joseph Haydn. It is one of the relatively few symphonies by Haydn to be in the minor mode.
[edit] Date of composition and scoring
The symphony was composed in 1784 as part of a trio of symphonies that also included symphonies 79 and 81. It is scored for flute, two oboes, two bassoons, two horns and strings.
[edit] Movements
The first movement opens with a turbulent theme in the cellos accompanied by tremolos in the strings, leading eventually to a more lyrical, but still highly articulated, second theme in the relative major. The recapitulation is unusual in that it does not recapitulate the full first theme, but rather emphasizes the second theme, now in D major. The movement thus ends in the parallel major.
The lyrical second movement is in B flat major and has little trace of the storminess of the opening movement, although there are some darker passages toward the end of the movement.
The third movement returns to D minor with some emphasis on F major, like in the first movement. The trio is in D major.
The finale is a sonata form in D major.
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