Symphony No. 104 in D major "London"

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Symphony No. 104 in D major "London" is Joseph Haydn’s final and most celebrated symphony, renowned for its inventive orchestration and as a crowning achievement of the Classical symphonic repertoire.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf orchestral work
symphony
alsoKnownAs Haydn’s Symphony No. 104
London Symphony
catalogNumber Hob. I:104
commissionedBy Johann Peter Salomon (concert promoter)
composer Joseph Haydn
compositionPeriod 1795
conductorAtPremiere Joseph Haydn
countryOfPremiere United Kingdom
criticalReputation one of Haydn’s most celebrated symphonies
dedicatedTo London audience
era late 18th century
firstPerformanceType public concert
firstPublicationPlace London
linked to: London, England
genre Classical symphony
influenced later Classical and early Romantic symphonies
instrumentation 2 bassoons
2 clarinets
2 flutes
2 horns
2 oboes
2 trumpets
strings
timpani
key D major
languageOfTitle Italian
movement Adagio – Allegro
Andante
Finale: Spiritoso
Menuetto: Allegro
movementCount 4
notableFeature inventive orchestration
prominent use of folk-like themes in the finale
slow introduction to the first movement
notableRecording numerous recordings by major orchestras worldwide
ordinalNumber 104
partOfSeries London symphonies
linked to: London Symphonies
positionInOeuvre Haydn’s final symphony
positionInSeries last of the London symphonies
premiereDate 1795-05-04
premierePlace London
linked to: London, England
premiereVenue King’s Theatre, Haymarket
scoredFor orchestra
structure four-movement Classical symphonic form
stylePeriod Classical period

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Joseph Haydn notableWork Symphony No. 104 in D major "London"
London Symphonies containsWork Symphony No. 104 in D major
linked to: Symphony No. 104 in D major "London"
London Symphonies nicknameOfContainedWork Symphony No. 104 in D major "London"
Symphony No. 104 in D major "London" alsoKnownAs Haydn’s Symphony No. 104
linked to: Symphony No. 104 in D major "London"