Joseph Haydn's Symphony No. 14 in A major,
Hoboken I/14, may have been written between 1761 and 1763.[1]
Symphony No. 14 is scored for 2
oboes,
bassoon, 2
horns,
strings and
continuo. As was becoming more common for Haydn, this symphony has four movements:
The Andante was originally the finale of an early
divertimento "Der Geburtstag" (en. "Birthday"), Hob. II/11.[2] The variations of the divertimento are reworked into sonata form for the symphony.
The trio of the Minuet features an oboe solo accompanied by violins and cello.[2]
The finale is highly
contrapuntal[2] and is based on a descending scale.[3]
References
^H. C. Robbins Landon, The Symphonies of Joseph Haydn. London: Universal Edition & Rockliff (1955): 636
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abcH. C. Robbins Landon, Haydn: Chronicle and Works, 5 vols. (Bloomington and London: Indiana University Press, 1976–[full citation needed]) v. 1: "Haydn: The Early Years, 1732–1765": [page needed].
^A. Peter Brown, The Symphonic Repertoire (Volume 2) (Bloomington and London: Indiana University Press, 2002): 66–67.
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