Symphony No. 100 (Haydn)
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The Symphony No. 100 in G major (Hoboken 1/100) is the eighth of the twelve so-called London Symphonies written by Joseph Haydn. It is popularly known as the Military Symphony.
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[edit] Date of composition and scoring
It was completed in 1793 or 1794.
The work is in standard four movement form and scored for two flutes, two oboes, two clarinets, two bassoons, two horns, two trumpets, timpani, triangle, cymbals, bass drum and strings. In several editions there is only one flute.
[edit] Nickname (Military)
The nickname "Military" was given because Haydn uses many percussion instruments associated with Turkish military music, including a Turkish crescent. The piece also features a trumpet fanfare, which might be another reason for the nickname. The percussion appears in the second movement and near the end of the last movement; the fanfares appear near the end of the second movement.
[edit] Movements
The "Military" second movement is in fact derived from a movement from an earlier "Concerto for Lire Organizzata", Hob. VIIh/3, which Haydn had composed for Ferdinand IV, King of Naples.[1]
[edit] Notes
- ^ Oxford Composer Companions: Haydn, ed. David Wyn Jones, Oxford University Press, 2002. ISBN 0-19-866216-5
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- BBC Discovering Music (browse for .ram files for two broadcasts featuring this work)
- Symphony No. 100 is available in PDF format from MuseData.org
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