Haydn Symphony No. 45 "Farewell"

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orchestral work symphony

Haydn's Symphony No. 45 "Farewell" is a dramatic, minor-key symphony famous for its emotional intensity and for the theatrical ending in which musicians leave the stage one by one.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Haydn Symphony No. 45 "Farewell" canonical	1
Haydn’s Sturm und Drang symphonies	1
Symphony No. 45 in F-sharp minor, “Farewell”	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1934045 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Haydn Symphony No. 45 "Farewell"
Context triple: [Sturm und Drang, hasNotableMusicWork, Haydn Symphony No. 45 "Farewell"]

A. Haydn Symphony No. 44 "Trauer"
Haydn’s Symphony No. 44 in E minor, nicknamed “Trauer” (“Mourning”), is a dark, intense work that exemplifies his Sturm und Drang style through its dramatic contrasts and emotional depth.
B. Mozart Symphony No. 25 in G minor
Mozart's Symphony No. 25 in G minor is a dramatic, early symphony renowned for its intense emotional character and driving rhythms, often associated with the Sturm und Drang style.
C. Haydn The Seasons
Haydn *The Seasons* is a large-scale oratorio by Joseph Haydn that vividly depicts the progression of the four seasons through choral, solo, and orchestral writing.
D. Symphony in C
Symphony in C is a landmark neoclassical ballet choreographed by George Balanchine to Georges Bizet’s Symphony in C, renowned for its pure dance style and large ensemble structure.
E. Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 97
Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 97, commonly known as the "Rhenish" Symphony, is one of Robert Schumann’s most celebrated orchestral works, inspired by the landscapes and culture of the Rhineland.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Haydn Symphony No. 45 "Farewell"
Target entity description: Haydn's Symphony No. 45 "Farewell" is a dramatic, minor-key symphony famous for its emotional intensity and for the theatrical ending in which musicians leave the stage one by one.

A. Haydn Symphony No. 44 "Trauer"
Haydn’s Symphony No. 44 in E minor, nicknamed “Trauer” (“Mourning”), is a dark, intense work that exemplifies his Sturm und Drang style through its dramatic contrasts and emotional depth.
B. Mozart Symphony No. 25 in G minor
Mozart's Symphony No. 25 in G minor is a dramatic, early symphony renowned for its intense emotional character and driving rhythms, often associated with the Sturm und Drang style.
C. Haydn The Seasons
Haydn *The Seasons* is a large-scale oratorio by Joseph Haydn that vividly depicts the progression of the four seasons through choral, solo, and orchestral writing.
D. Symphony in C
Symphony in C is a landmark neoclassical ballet choreographed by George Balanchine to Georges Bizet’s Symphony in C, renowned for its pure dance style and large ensemble structure.
E. Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 97
Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 97, commonly known as the "Rhenish" Symphony, is one of Robert Schumann’s most celebrated orchestral works, inspired by the landscapes and culture of the Rhineland.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	orchestral work ⓘ symphony ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Farewell Symphony ⓘ
approximateCompositionYear	1772 ⓘ
belongsTo	Haydn’s Sturm und Drang symphonies ⓘ linked to: Haydn Symphony No. 45 "Farewell"
catalogNumber	Hob.I:45 ⓘ
commissionedBy	Prince Nikolaus Esterházy ⓘ
composer	Joseph Haydn ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Habsburg monarchy ⓘ linked to: Austrian Habsburg Monarchy
dedicatedTo	Prince Nikolaus Esterházy ⓘ
finaleForm	sonata form with slow coda ⓘ
genre	symphony in four movements ⓘ
hasNickname	Abschiedssymphonie ⓘ linked to: Farewell Symphony
historicalContext	written during Haydn’s employment at the Esterházy court ⓘ
influencedBy	Haydn’s desire to signal musicians’ wish to return home from Eszterháza ⓘ
key	F-sharp minor ⓘ
languageOfTitle	German ⓘ
movement	I. Allegro assai ⓘ II. Adagio ⓘ III. Menuetto: Allegretto ⓘ IV. Presto – Adagio ⓘ
nicknameOrigin	refers to the staged departure of players in the finale ⓘ
notableAspect	one of Haydn’s best-known early symphonies ⓘ
notableFeature	dramatic and emotionally intense character ⓘ musicians leave the stage one by one in the final movement ⓘ unusual use of F-sharp minor key for the period ⓘ
numberOfMovements	4 ⓘ
openingMovementForm	sonata form ⓘ
orchestration	2 horns ⓘ 2 oboes ⓘ 2 violins ⓘ bassoon ⓘ cello ⓘ double bass ⓘ viola ⓘ
originalTitle	Sinfonie in Fis-moll ⓘ
period	Classical period ⓘ
placeOfComposition	Eszterháza ⓘ linked to: Esterházy Palace
structure	finale ends with a quiet Adagio section ⓘ
style	Sturm und Drang ⓘ
tempoIndicationFirstMovement	Allegro assai ⓘ
tempoIndicationFourthMovement	Presto – Adagio ⓘ
tempoIndicationSecondMovement	Adagio ⓘ
tempoIndicationThirdMovement	Allegretto ⓘ
tonality	minor ⓘ
typicalPerformanceDuration	approximately 25 minutes ⓘ
uses	gradual reduction of instrumentation in the finale ⓘ
workNumberInHaydnOutput	early middle-period symphony ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sturm und Drang → hasNotableMusicWork → Haydn Symphony No. 45 "Farewell" ⓘ

Symphony No. 45 in F-sharp minor, "Farewell" → belongsTo → Haydn’s Sturm und Drang symphonies ⓘ

subject linked to: Haydn Symphony No. 45 "Farewell"

linked to: Haydn Symphony No. 45 "Farewell"

Hob.I:45 → usedForWorkIdentification → Symphony No. 45 in F-sharp minor, “Farewell” ⓘ