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 theme in the cellos accompanied by tremolos in the strings, leading eventually to a more second theme in the relative major. The recapitulation 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.
[edit] See also
List of symphonies by Joseph Haydn
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