London Symphonies

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The London Symphonies are a celebrated set of twelve late symphonies by Joseph Haydn, composed for his successful concert visits to London in the 1790s and regarded as some of his finest orchestral works.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf orchestral work collection ⓘ
set of symphonies ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Haydn’s London Symphonies ⓘ
linked to: Haydn symphonies

Haydn’s twelve London Symphonies ⓘ
linked to: Haydn symphonies
approximateCompositionEnd 1795 ⓘ
approximateCompositionStart 1791 ⓘ
associatedWithPatron Johann Peter Salomon ⓘ
cityAssociatedWith London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
commissionedFor concerts in London ⓘ
composedFor Haydn’s concert visits to London ⓘ
composer Joseph Haydn ⓘ
containsWork Symphony No. 100 in G major ⓘ
Symphony No. 101 in D major ⓘ
Symphony No. 102 in B-flat major ⓘ
Symphony No. 103 in E-flat major ⓘ
Symphony No. 104 in D major ⓘ
Symphony No. 93 in D major ⓘ
Symphony No. 94 in G major ⓘ
Symphony No. 95 in C minor ⓘ
Symphony No. 96 in D major ⓘ
Symphony No. 97 in C major ⓘ
Symphony No. 98 in B-flat major ⓘ
Symphony No. 99 in E-flat major ⓘ
countryOfComposition United Kingdom ⓘ
dedicatedTo various English patrons ⓘ
firstPerformanceLocation London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
follows Paris Symphonies ⓘ
genre Classical symphony ⓘ
historicalEra Classical period ⓘ
influenced later symphonic writing in the 19th century ⓘ
languageOfTitle Italian ⓘ
nicknameOfContainedWork Symphony No. 100 in G major "Military" ⓘ
Symphony No. 101 in D major "The Clock" ⓘ
Symphony No. 103 in E-flat major "Drumroll" ⓘ
Symphony No. 104 in D major "London" ⓘ
Symphony No. 94 in G major "Surprise" ⓘ
notableFor formal innovation ⓘ
mature classical style ⓘ
orchestral brilliance ⓘ
rich orchestration ⓘ
numberOfWorks 12 ⓘ
partOf Haydn’s late symphonies ⓘ
performanceContext public subscription concerts ⓘ
publisherCountry United Kingdom ⓘ
regardedAs some of Joseph Haydn’s finest orchestral works ⓘ
significanceInComposerOutput culmination of Haydn’s symphonic style ⓘ
timePeriod 1790s ⓘ
typicalInstrumentation classical orchestra ⓘ
typicalMovementCountPerSymphony 4 ⓘ

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Joseph Haydn → notableWork → London Symphonies ⓘ
Symphony No. 94 in G major "Surprise" → belongsToCycle → London symphonies ⓘ
linked to: London Symphonies
Symphony No. 101 in D major "The Clock" → partOf → London symphonies ⓘ
linked to: London Symphonies
Symphony No. 101 in D major "The Clock" → partOf → Haydn’s second London visit symphonies ⓘ
linked to: London Symphonies
Symphony No. 104 in D major "London" → partOfSeries → London symphonies ⓘ
linked to: London Symphonies
Haydn symphonies → notableSubset → London symphonies ⓘ
linked to: London Symphonies