Symphony No. 60 (Haydn)

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The Symphony No. 60 in C major (Hoboken 1/60) was written by Joseph Haydn. It is sometimes given the nickname Il Distratto, or in German, »Der Zerstreute«.

Contents 1 Date of composition and scoring 2 Movements 3 References 4 See also 5 External links

[edit] Date of composition and scoring

It was completed in or by 1775 (most likely, November 1774.) The symphony makes use of music Haydn wrote for a play, Le Distrait, by Jean-François Regnard.^{[citation needed]}

The symphony is scored for two oboes, two horns, two optional trumpets, timpani, and strings.

[edit] Movements

1. Adagio - Allegro di molto
2. Andante
3. Menuetto - Trio
4. Presto
5. Adagio (di Lamentatione)
6. Finale: Prestissimo

The finale contains a famous Haydn musical joke: the Prestissimo opening grinds to a halt as the violins find that they need to retune their strings, which they do- on stage, noisily, before the music can continue.

[edit] References

• Description of Il Distratto and its history
• Klassika page on the symphony Has instrumentation, composition date

[edit] See also

• List of symphonies by Joseph Haydn
• List of symphonies by name

[edit] External links

• BBC Discovering Music (browse for .ram file for this work)