Symphony No. 76 (Haydn)
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The Symphony No. 76 in E-flat major (Hoboken 1/76) is a symphony by Joseph Haydn. Robert Simpson quoted the first movement in the Scherzo of his own Symphony No. 4 in E-flat major.
The symphony was composed in 1782 as part of a trio of symphonies that also included symphonies 77 and 78. These three symphonies were composed for a proposed trip to London which fell through.[1] It is scored for flute, two oboes, two bassoons, two horns and strings.
It is in four movements:
[edit] Notes
- ^ HC Robbins Landon, Haydn: Chronicle and Works, 5 vols, (Bloomington and London: Indiana University Press, 1976-) v. 2, Haydn at Eszterhaza, 1766-1790
[edit] References
- Robbins Landon, H. C. (1963) Joseph Haydn: Critical Edition of the Complete Symphonies, Universal Edition, Vienna
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