Symphony No. 85 (Haydn)
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The Symphony No. 85 in B flat major (Hoboken 1/85) is a the fourth of the so-called six Paris Symphonies (numbers 82-87) written by Joseph Haydn. It is popularly known as La Reine (eng. The Queen).
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[edit] Date of composition and scoring
It was completed in 1785 as one of the Paris symphonies.
The work is in standard four movement form and scored for flute, two oboes, two bassoons, two horns, continuo (harpsichord) and strings.
[edit] Nickname (La Reine)
The symphony is referred to as La Reine (eng. The Queen) because it was very popular with Marie Antoinette who was the Queen of France at the time.
[edit] Movements
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