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Composer

Joseph Haydn

Austrian composer (1732–1809)

1732–1809

3,926 works in the index

Born
1732
Died
1809
Birthplace
Rohrau
Place of death
Vienna
Citizenship / historical state
Holy Roman Empire
Period (estimated from birth year)
Classical

Biography

Haydn spent thirty years employed by one family with an orchestra at his disposal, and used it to work out what the symphony and the string quartet could be. He wrote over a hundred of the former and nearly seventy of the latter.

For pianists the sonatas are the most underrated teaching repertoire there is — comparable in difficulty to Mozart's, more varied, and far less played. For string players the quartets are where the form was invented, and the early sets are approachable by good amateurs.

Numbering is a problem. Haydn's works are catalogued by Hob. number, but sonatas also carry a separate numbering from Landon, so the same piece appears under two different numbers depending on the edition. Where possible, confirm by key and Hob. number together.

Life and musical career

Occupations
composer; conductor; musicologist; pianist; independent publisher
Teachers
Nicola Porpora
Recorded memberships
Académie des beaux-arts
Instruments played
organ; piano
Genres
classical music
Movements
Classicism
Notable works
Symphony No. 100; Symphony No. 101; Deutschlandlied
Awards
honorary citizen of Vienna
Languages used
Alemannic; German
VIAF ID
95146280
ISNI
0000000121441049
GND ID
118547356
Library of Congress ID
n79091193
MusicBrainz ID
c130b0fb-5dce-449d-9f40-1437f889f7fe

Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.

In this catalogue

Common listed instruments
Piano, violin, Cello, Choir, Viola
Genres represented
Classical, pop, New Age, Pop, Religious
Works with composition dates
193 of 3,926

These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.

Catalogue

Works page 37 of 82

Years are composition dates where known. Instruments describe editions in our catalogue and may include arrangements. A dash means the detail is not recorded.

Works and available sheet music details
WorkYear composedCatalogue / opusKey in titleListed instrumentsGenreEditions
Lux Prima (Come, My Soul, Thou Must Be Awakening): E — —— —— 2
Two Classic Miniatures: 1st B — —— —— 2
Two Classic Miniatures: 2nd B — —— —— 2
Two Classic Miniatures: B — —— —— 2
Surprise Symphony Finale: 1st B — —— Orchestra— 2
Surprise Symphony Finale: 2nd B — —— Orchestra— 2
Surprise Symphony Finale: E — —— Orchestra— 2
St. Anthony Chorale: 1st B — —— —— 2
St. Anthony Chorale: 2nd B — —— —— 2
St. Anthony Chorale: B — —— —— 2
Surprise Symphony Variations: 1st B — —— —— 2
Surprise Symphony Variations: 2nd B — —— —— 2
Surprise Symphony Variations: B — —— —— 2
Piano Concerto In D Major, Theme From 1st Movement — —D major PianoClassical 1
Symphony No 104 In D 2nd Movement Theme — —— —Classical 1
Chorale St.Anthony — —— —Classical 1
Symphony No. 86 in D Major, Movement 4 HobI/86 — —D major Orchestra— 9
Symphony No. 92 in G Major, "Oxford" / "Letter Q", Movement 4 HobI/92 — —G major Orchestra— 7
Andante Cantabile from "String Quartet No. 5, Op. 3" — Op. 3— —— 1
Surprise Symphony - from Symphony #94 in G Major, second movement — —G major —— 0
Word of God, Across the Ages — —— —— 0
Concertante in B♭ major 1792IMSLP —B-flat major Oboe, Bassoon, Timpani— 1
Unfinished Oratorio 1794IMSLP —— Orchestra— 1
Barytontrio Nr.2 — —— —— 1
Barytontrio Nr.4 — —— —— 1
Baryton Trio No.5 — —— —— 1
Divertimento, Hob.II:14 — Hob.II:14— —— 1
The Master and the Scholar — —— —— 1
Piano Sonata No.4 1765?IMSLP —— Piano— 1
Piano Sonata No.10 in C major 1767 or beforeIMSLP —C major —— 1
Die Schöpfung, Hob.XXI:2 1796-98IMSLP Hob.XXI:2— bass, Tenor, Baritone— 2
Symphony No.6 in D major, "Le Matin" 1761IMSLP —D major harpsichord, Cello, Flute, Bassoon— 1
Symphony No.11 in E 1761IMSLP —— harpsichord, Cello, Bassoon, Double Bass— 1
Symphony No.15 in D major 1764IMSLP —D major Bass cello— 1
Symphony No.16 in B♭ major 1763IMSLP —B-flat major Bass cello— 1
Symphony No.21 in A 1764IMSLP —— Bass cello— 1
Symphony No.30 in C, "Alleluja" 1765IMSLP —— Flute, Bass cello— 1
Symphony No.31 in D "Hornsignal" 1765IMSLP —— Flute, violin, Bassoon, Bass cello— 1
Symphony No.33 in C 1761-62IMSLP —— Timpani, Bass cello— 1
Symphony No.35 in B 1767/12/01IMSLP —— Bass cello— 1
Symphony No.38 in C "The Echo" 1767IMSLP —— Timpani, Bass cello— 1
Symphony No.39 in G minor "Tempesta di mare 1765-68IMSLP —G minor Bass cello— 1
Symphony No.43 in E 1770-71IMSLP —— —— 1
Symphony No.44 in E minor "Mourning" 1772IMSLP —E minor —— 1
Symphony No.49 in F minor "La Passione" 1768IMSLP —F minor Bass cello— 1
Symphony Hob.I:51, B♭ major 1773IMSLP Hob.I:51— Bassoon— 1
Symphony Hob.I:53, D major, 1777-79 ca.IMSLP Hob.I:53— Flute, Timpani— 1
Symphony Hob.I:55, E♭ major, 1774IMSLP Hob.I:55— —— 1

Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. The biography above is our own. Authority record: VIAF 95146280. Portrait: Thomas Hardy, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.