Haydn Symphony No. 52

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Haydn's Symphony No. 52 is a dramatic, minor-key orchestral work often cited as a prime example of his intense Sturm und Drang style.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf orchestral work ⓘ
symphony ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Haydn Symphony No. 52 ⓘ
approximateCompositionPeriod early 1770s ⓘ
associatedEra 18th century ⓘ
associatedPatron Prince Nikolaus Esterházy ⓘ
catalogNumber Hob. I:52 ⓘ
composer Joseph Haydn ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Habsburg Monarchy ⓘ
finaleKey C minor ⓘ
followedBy Symphony No. 53 in D major (Haydn) ⓘ
genre symphony ⓘ
historicalContext belongs to Haydn’s Sturm und Drang symphonies ⓘ
key C minor ⓘ
languageOfTitle Italian ⓘ
likelyCompositionDate c. 1771–1773 ⓘ
movement I. Allegro assai ⓘ
II. Andante ⓘ
III. Menuet e Trio ⓘ
IV. Finale ⓘ
movementCount 4 ⓘ
notableFeature frequent syncopations ⓘ
highly dramatic character ⓘ
intense dynamic contrasts ⓘ
prominent use of minor mode ⓘ
sudden harmonic shifts ⓘ
notableReception often cited as a prime example of Haydn’s Sturm und Drang style ⓘ
opusNumber none ⓘ
orchestration 2 horns ⓘ
2 oboes ⓘ
bassoon ⓘ
strings ⓘ
timpani ⓘ
trumpets ⓘ
placeOfComposition Esterháza ⓘ
linked to: Esterházy Palace
precededBy Symphony No. 51 in B-flat major (Haydn) ⓘ
relativePositionInOeuvre middle-period symphony ⓘ
secondMovementKey E-flat major ⓘ
style Sturm und Drang ⓘ
stylePeriod Classical ⓘ
thirdMovementKey C minor ⓘ
tonalCharacter minor-key ⓘ
trioKey C major ⓘ
typicalPerformanceDuration approximately 25 minutes ⓘ
workNumberingSystem Hoboken catalogue ⓘ
workSeries Haydn symphonies ⓘ

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Sturm und Drang → hasNotableMusicWork → Haydn Symphony No. 52 ⓘ
Symphony No. 52 in C minor (Haydn) → alsoKnownAs → Haydn Symphony No. 52 ⓘ
subject linked to: Haydn Symphony No. 52
Hob. I:52 → alsoKnownAs → Haydn Symphony No. 52 in C minor ⓘ
linked to: Haydn Symphony No. 52