The Symphony No. 5 in A major, Hoboken I/5, by Joseph Haydn

Joseph Haydn

Franz Joseph Haydn , known as Joseph Haydn , was an Austrian composer, one of the most prolific and prominent composers of the Classical period. He is often called the "Father of the Symphony" and "Father of the String Quartet" because of his important contributions to these forms...

, is believed to have been written between 1760 and 1762.

It is scored for 2 oboe

Oboe

The oboe is a double reed musical instrument of the woodwind family. In English, prior to 1770, the instrument was called "hautbois" , "hoboy", or "French hoboy". The spelling "oboe" was adopted into English ca...

s, bassoon

Bassoon

The bassoon is a woodwind instrument in the double reed family that typically plays music written in the bass and tenor registers, and occasionally higher. Appearing in its modern form in the 19th century, the bassoon figures prominently in orchestral, concert band and chamber music literature...

, 2 horn

Horn (instrument)

The horn is a brass instrument consisting of about of tubing wrapped into a coil with a flared bell. A musician who plays the horn is called a horn player ....

s, strings and continuo. A sonata da chiesa

Sonata da chiesa

Sonata da chiesa is an instrumental composition dating from the Baroque period, generally consisting of four movements. More than one melody was often used, and the movements were ordered slow–fast–slow–fast with respect to tempo...

, it is in four movements:

1. Adagio ma non troppo, 2/4
2. Allegro, 3/4
3. Menuet and Trio, 3/4
4. Presto, cut time

The opening slow movement and the Trio of the Minuet both feature very high horn parts. Of Haydn's works, only the Sonata a tre, Hob. IV/5 and the 51st symphony

Symphony No. 51 (Haydn)

The Symphony No. 51 in B-flat major, Hoboken I/51, is a symphony by Joseph Haydn, written in either 1773 or 1774, although the exact dating remains ambiguous.Scored for 2 oboes, 2 horns , bassoon and strings, The work is in four movements:...

are more difficult.