Symphony No. 36 (Michael Haydn)

The Symphony No. 36 in B flat major Perger 28, MH 475 Michael Haydn composed in the year 1788.

General

The Symphony No. 36 is characterized by the following features:

  • Note the use of the timpani in a symphony in B flat major, four years before Joseph Haydn's 98th Symphony
  • Timpani in the slow movement, a year after Joseph Haydn's 88th Symphony.

About the Music

Instrumentation: two oboes, four horns in B, F, two trumpets in B, F, timpani, 2 violins, viola, cello, double bass. (If available in the orchestra ) were to reinforce the bass voice then also without separate listing bassoon and harpsichord used, insist on the participation of the harpsichord in the literature different opinions. Performance time: about 9-10 minutes.

1st movement: Allegro con fuoco

B flat major, 2/2-Takt, 192 cycles The sentence is written in sonata form, with no repeat of the exposition, with a new theme in the implementation ( T. 92-116 ).

2nd movement: Andante con espressione

F Major, 6/8-measure, 44 cycles Simple two-part form.

3rd movement: Finale - Rondo. Presto molto

B flat major, 2/4-cycle, 210 cycles ABACABADABA Rondo.

  • A1 T. 1-12
  • B1 T. 13-18, F major
  • A2 T. 18 - 28, with an extension of the beginning.
  • C T. 29-68, G - Mollisch
  • A3 T. 68-76
  • B2 T. 75-85
  • A4 T. 86-95, with a longer extension of the beginning.
  • D T. 96-138, C- Mollisch
  • A5 T. 138-146
  • B3 T. 147-156
  • A6 T. 156-169, with the longest extension of the beginning, and a slowdown before the coda.
  • Coda T. 170-210
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