Symphony No. 28 (Haydn)
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Joseph Haydn
's Symphony No. 28 in A major
, Hoboken I/28, was written in 1765.
The work is scored for 2 oboe
s, bassoon
, 2 horn
s, and strings
with continuo.
The work is in four movements:
The inspiring and unusual first movement features a four-note motif with an answering 3-note one. This sounds dry but in Haydn's masterly hands the result is totally exhilarating.
The slow movement features muted strings and contrasts sorrowful legato passages with dotted staccato sections that looks forward to the slow movements of symphonies 60
and 65
where the juxtaposition of the two styles is more stark.
The minuet features bariolage
where the same note is heard repeated on different strings, an effect that would later give "The Frog" String Quartet, Op. 50 No. 6, its nickname.
One critic in Leipzig strongly disliked this symphony, complaining mostly about the finale.
Joseph Haydn
Franz Joseph Haydn , known as Joseph Haydn , was an Austrian composer, one of the most prolific and prominent composers of the Classical period. He is often called the "Father of the Symphony" and "Father of the String Quartet" because of his important contributions to these forms...
's Symphony No. 28 in A major
A major
A major is a major scale based on A, with the pitches A, B, C, D, E, F, and G. Its key signature has three sharps.Its relative minor is F-sharp minor and its parallel minor is A minor...
, Hoboken I/28, was written in 1765.
The work is scored for 2 oboe
Oboe
The oboe is a double reed musical instrument of the woodwind family. In English, prior to 1770, the instrument was called "hautbois" , "hoboy", or "French hoboy". The spelling "oboe" was adopted into English ca...
s, bassoon
Bassoon
The bassoon is a woodwind instrument in the double reed family that typically plays music written in the bass and tenor registers, and occasionally higher. Appearing in its modern form in the 19th century, the bassoon figures prominently in orchestral, concert band and chamber music literature...
, 2 horn
Horn (instrument)
The horn is a brass instrument consisting of about of tubing wrapped into a coil with a flared bell. A musician who plays the horn is called a horn player ....
s, and strings
String instrument
A string instrument is a musical instrument that produces sound by means of vibrating strings. In the Hornbostel-Sachs scheme of musical instrument classification, used in organology, they are called chordophones...
with continuo.
The work is in four movements:
- Allegro di molto, 3/4
- Poco adagio, 2/4
- MenuettoMinuetA minuet, also spelled menuet, is a social dance of French origin for two people, usually in 3/4 time. The word was adapted from Italian minuetto and French menuet, and may have been from French menu meaning slender, small, referring to the very small steps, or from the early 17th-century popular...
e Trio, 3/4 - Presto, 6/8
The inspiring and unusual first movement features a four-note motif with an answering 3-note one. This sounds dry but in Haydn's masterly hands the result is totally exhilarating.
The slow movement features muted strings and contrasts sorrowful legato passages with dotted staccato sections that looks forward to the slow movements of symphonies 60
Symphony No. 60 (Haydn)
The Symphony No. 60 in C major, Hoboken I/60, was written by Joseph Haydn. It is sometimes given the nickname Il Distratto , or in German, »Der Zerstreute«.- Nickname :...
and 65
Symphony No. 65 (Haydn)
The Symphony No. 65 in A major, Hoboken I/65, is a symphony by Joseph Haydn which was composed by 1778.-Movements:The symphony is scored for two oboes, two horns and strings...
where the juxtaposition of the two styles is more stark.
The minuet features bariolage
Bariolage
The bowed instrument musical technique known as bariolage involves quick alternation between a static note and changing notes, that form a melody either above or below the static note. This technique is common to Baroque violin music, where the static note is usually an open string note...
where the same note is heard repeated on different strings, an effect that would later give "The Frog" String Quartet, Op. 50 No. 6, its nickname.
One critic in Leipzig strongly disliked this symphony, complaining mostly about the finale.