Symphony No. 25 (Haydn)
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The Symphony No. 25 in C major
, Hoboken I/25, is a symphony
by Joseph Haydn
.The symphony was most likely composed in 1763, or at the very earliest in 1761, at about the same time as No. 33.
It is scored for 2 oboe
s, bassoon
, 2 horn
s, strings and continuo, and unlike most C major symphonies by Haydn lacks trumpets and timpani. The work is in three movements:
Rare among Haydn's symphonies, this work lacks a slow movement.
C major
C major is a musical major scale based on C, with pitches C, D, E, F, G, A, and B. Its key signature has no flats/sharps.Its relative minor is A minor, and its parallel minor is C minor....
, Hoboken I/25, is a symphony
Symphony
A symphony is an extended musical composition in Western classical music, scored almost always for orchestra. A symphony usually contains at least one movement or episode composed according to the sonata principle...
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...
.The symphony was most likely composed in 1763, or at the very earliest in 1761, at about the same time as No. 33.
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, and unlike most C major symphonies by Haydn lacks trumpets and timpani. The work is in three movements:
- Adagio, 4/4 - Allegro molto, 2/4
- MinuetMinuetA minuet, also spelled menuet, is a social dance of French origin for two people, usually in 3/4 time. The word was adapted from Italian minuetto and French menuet, and may have been from French menu meaning slender, small, referring to the very small steps, or from the early 17th-century popular...
to & Trio, 3/4 - Presto, 2/4
Rare among Haydn's symphonies, this work lacks a slow movement.