Symphony No. 2 (Michael Haydn)
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Michael Haydn
's Symphony No. 2 in C major, Perger 2, Sherman 2, MH 37, was written in Oradea
in 1761.
Scored for 2 oboe
s, 2 bassoon
s, 2 horns
, 2 trumpet
s and strings
and continuo, in four movements:
The first movement begins almost like a concerto grosso, but is in fact in a proto-sonata form (with the very brief development carried almost entirely by the violins without accompaniment). The exposition has a repeat, and the development and recapitulation are also marked off by a repeat (which is not always observed).
The slow movement is written for strings only, but the continuo is generally understood to continue through; interestingly, the violas rather than the second violins double the first violins at the octave (Delarte, 2006).
The Minuet has no pick-up, the horns and trumpets come to the foreground in the Trio. For the most part, the winds support the strings harmonically.
The last movement is a lively rondo with a stronger tendency to F major than to G major.
has the entire work in four MIDI format files at the H page. All the files, including the file for the slow movement, have a simple figured bass realization that for the most part sticks to the harmony. Both repeats in the first movement are taken. The "Presto" indication for the Finale is interpreted to be much faster than on the Warchal recording.
Michael Haydn
Johann Michael Haydn was an Austrian composer of the classical period, the younger brother of Joseph Haydn.-Life:...
's Symphony No. 2 in C major, Perger 2, Sherman 2, MH 37, was written in Oradea
Oradea
Oradea is the capital city of Bihor County, in the Crișana region of north-western Romania. The city has a population of 204,477, according to the 2009 estimates. The wider Oradea metropolitan area has a total population of 245,832.-Geography:...
in 1761.
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, 2 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...
s, 2 horns
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 ....
, 2 trumpet
Trumpet
The trumpet is the musical instrument with the highest register in the brass family. Trumpets are among the oldest musical instruments, dating back to at least 1500 BCE. They are played by blowing air through closed lips, producing a "buzzing" sound which starts a standing wave vibration in the air...
s and strings
String instrument
A string instrument is a musical instrument that produces sound by means of vibrating strings. In the Hornbostel-Sachs scheme of musical instrument classification, used in organology, they are called chordophones...
and continuo, in four movements:
- Allegro
- Andante, in F majorF majorF major is a musical major scale based on F, consisting of the pitches F, G, A, B, C, D, and E. Its key signature has one flat . It is by far the oldest key signature with an accidental, predating the others by hundreds of years...
- Menuetto e Trio
- Presto
The first movement begins almost like a concerto grosso, but is in fact in a proto-sonata form (with the very brief development carried almost entirely by the violins without accompaniment). The exposition has a repeat, and the development and recapitulation are also marked off by a repeat (which is not always observed).
The slow movement is written for strings only, but the continuo is generally understood to continue through; interestingly, the violas rather than the second violins double the first violins at the octave (Delarte, 2006).
The Minuet has no pick-up, the horns and trumpets come to the foreground in the Trio. For the most part, the winds support the strings harmonically.
The last movement is a lively rondo with a stronger tendency to F major than to G major.
Discography
This work is included in a set of 20 symphonies on the CPO label with Bohdan Warchal conducting the Slovak Philharmonic, on disc 1. The recording has a figured bass realization, and both repeats in the first movement are taken. In Pál Németh's Hungaroton CD with the Savaria Baroque Orchestra the figured bass is also realized but the first movement repeats are ignored.External links
The Classical ArchivesClassical Archives
Classical Archives is an online digital music store focused exclusively on classical music. Originally opening as the Classical MIDI Archives in 1994 primarily as a repository for free MIDI sequences of classical music works, in August, 2000 the site incorporated as Classical Archives, LLC, and...
has the entire work in four MIDI format files at the H page. All the files, including the file for the slow movement, have a simple figured bass realization that for the most part sticks to the harmony. Both repeats in the first movement are taken. The "Presto" indication for the Finale is interpreted to be much faster than on the Warchal recording.