Haydn Symphony No. 49 "La passione"

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Haydn's Symphony No. 49 "La passione" is a dark, intense minor-key symphony whose dramatic, emotionally charged style makes it a quintessential example of the Sturm und Drang period in 18th-century music.

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Haydn Symphony No. 49 "La passione" canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf orchestral work ⓘ
symphony ⓘ
approximateCompositionDate c. 1768 ⓘ
associatedPatron Prince Nikolaus Esterházy ⓘ
belongsTo Haydn symphonies ⓘ
catalogNumber Hob. I:49 ⓘ
character dark ⓘ
dramatic ⓘ
emotionally charged ⓘ
intense ⓘ
composer Joseph Haydn ⓘ
era 18th century ⓘ
expressiveGoal tragic pathos ⓘ
firstMovementTempoMarking Adagio ⓘ
fourthMovementTempoMarking Finale: Presto ⓘ
frequentlyRecordedBy modern symphony orchestras ⓘ
period-instrument orchestras ⓘ
genre symphony in F minor ⓘ
historicalSignificance often cited as a key work of 1760s Sturm und Drang symphonic writing ⓘ
quintessential example of Haydn’s Sturm und Drang style ⓘ
influenced later interpretations of Haydn’s Sturm und Drang period ⓘ
key F minor ⓘ
languageOfNickname Italian ⓘ
movementCount 4 ⓘ
nickname La passione ⓘ
notableFeature continuous tragic affect across all four movements ⓘ
unusually slow and serious first movement for a symphony of its time ⓘ
openingMovementForm slow-fast-slow-fast sonata da chiesa type layout ⓘ
orchestration bassoon (optional or doubling) ⓘ
continuo ⓘ
horns ⓘ
oboes ⓘ
strings ⓘ
period Classical period ⓘ
placeOfComposition Esterháza ⓘ
linked to: Esterházy Palace
region Habsburg lands ⓘ
relatedMovementType church sonata layout ⓘ
secondMovementTempoMarking Allegro di molto ⓘ
structure four-movement symphony ⓘ
style Sturm und Drang ⓘ
thirdMovementTempoMarking Menuet e Trio ⓘ
tonalCharacter minor-key ⓘ
typicalPerformanceDuration approximately 25 minutes ⓘ
uses minor-mode harmonic language ⓘ
workNumberInComposerOutput 49 ⓘ

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Sturm und Drang → hasNotableMusicWork → Haydn Symphony No. 49 "La passione" ⓘ