Michael Haydn
Johann Michael Haydn (; 14 September 173710 August 1806) was an Austrian composer of the Classical period, the younger brother of Joseph Haydn.
Life
Michael Haydn was born in 1737 in the Austrian village of Rohrau, near the Hungarian border. ...
's Symphony No. 9 in D major, Perger 36, Sherman 9, MH 50, was written in
Salzburg
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The town is on the site of the ...
in 1766. It is the 21st
D major symphony attributed to
Joseph Haydn
Franz Joseph Haydn ( , ; 31 March 173231 May 1809) was an Austrian composer of the Classical period (music), Classical period. He was instrumental in the development of chamber music such as the string quartet and piano trio. His contributions ...
in
Hoboken's catalog.
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oboe
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s, 2
bassoon
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s, 2
horn
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** Horn (instrument), collective name for tube-shaped wind musical instruments
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s, and
strings
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. In four movements:
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Allegro assai
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Andante
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* ' ...
in
D minor
D minor is a minor scale based on D, consisting of the pitches D, E, F, G, A, B, and C. Its key signature has one flat. Its relative major is F major and its parallel major is D major.
The D natural minor scale is:
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Minuet and Trio
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Presto assai
Note however that Sherman and other scholars believe the Minuet and Trio may have been composed by someone else.
Discography
Included in a set of 20 symphonies on the
CPO
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label with
Bohdan Warchal Bohdan Warchal (27 January 1930 in Orlová, Czechoslovakia – 30 December 2000 in Bratislava, Slovakia) was a Slovaks, Slovak violinist, a member of the Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra and founder, chief conductor and soloist of the Slovak Chambe ...
conducting the
Slovak Philharmonic. This recording excludes the Minuet.
References
* A. Delarte, "A Quick Overview Of The Instrumental Music Of Michael Haydn" ''Bob
's Poetry Magazine'' November 2006: 3
PDF* Charles H. Sherman and T. Donley Thomas, ''Johann Michael Haydn (1737 - 1806), a chronological thematic catalogue of his works''. Stuyvesant, New York: Pendragon Press (1993)
* C. Sherman, "Johann Michael Haydn" in ''The Symphony: Salzburg, Part 2'' London: Garland Publishing (1982): lxiv
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Symphony 09
1766 compositions
Compositions in D major