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The Symphony No. 87 in
A major, Hoboken I/87, is the last of the six
Paris Symphonies (numbers 82–87) written by
Franz Joseph Haydn. It was written in
1786, but performed in 1787 by the
Concert de la Loge Olympique, after having been commissioned for performance there by
Count d'Ogney in 1785.
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Movements
The work is in standard four movement form and scored for
flute, two
oboes, two
bassoons, two
horns,
continuo (
harpsichord) and
strings.
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Vivace, 4
4
-
Adagio, 3
4 in
D major
-
Menuet e trio, 3
4
- Finale:
Vivace, 2
2
The trio of the Minuet prominently features the solo oboe which rises a high E.
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Notes
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^ Calvin R, Stapert (2014). Playing Before the LORD - The Life of Joseph Haydn. Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co. pp. 174, 175, 176.
ISBN
9780802868527.
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^ Brown, A. Peter, The Symphonic Repertoire (Volume 2). Indiana University Press (
ISBN
025333487X), pp. 209–210 (2002).
References
- Robbins Landon, H. C. (1963) Joseph Haydn: Critical Edition of the Complete Symphonies, Universal Edition, Vienna.
- Steinberg, Michael (1995) The Symphony: A Listener's Guide. Oxford University Press.
- Harrison, Bernard Haydn: The "Paris" Symphonies (Cambridge University Press, 1998)
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