Symphony No. 89 (Haydn)
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The Symphony No. 89 in F major (Hoboken 1/89) is written by Joseph Haydn. It is sometimes referred to as The Letter W referring to an older method of cataloguing Haydn's symphonic output.
[edit] Date of composition and scoring
It was completed in 1787.
The work is in standard four movement form and scored for flute, two oboes, two bassoons, two horns, continuo (harpsichord) and strings.
[edit] Movements
The first movement, opens with five forte staccato chords followed by a flowing piano melody. The development section maintains the thematic order of the exposition, but develops the harmonic structure. Then in the recapitulation, the music stays in the tonic, but the themes themselves are developed. This has the effect of melodically interchanging the development and recapitulation sections while maintaining their harmonic roles. Haydn had previously used this effect in his 75th Symphony.[1]
The second and fourth movements of this symphony are based on movements of a "Concerto for Lira Organizzata" that Haydn composed in 1786, two years before this work, for the Ferdinand IV, King of Naples.
The second movement is a sicilienne in 6/8 with a flowing theme.
The third movement is a minuet in which the winds have the predominant role. There is a lovely flute solo in the trio.
The finale starts quickly and includes an unusual musical marking -- strascinado -- which instructs the performers to drag the beginning of the opening theme.
[edit] Notes
- ^ Charles Rosen, "Sonata forms". (Norton, 1988)
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