Franz Joseph Haydn’s “Military” Symphony No. 100

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Franz Joseph Haydn’s “Military” Symphony No. 100 is a late 18th-century symphony renowned for its vivid use of percussive and brass effects that evoke martial and “Turkish” sonorities within the Classical style.

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instanceOf orchestral work ⓘ
symphony ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Military Symphony ⓘ
Symphony No. 100 in G major ⓘ
approximateCompositionDate 1793 ⓘ
1794 ⓘ
catalogue Hoboken catalogue ⓘ
commissionedFor Haydn’s second London visit ⓘ
composer Franz Joseph Haydn ⓘ
linked to: Joseph Haydn
era late 18th century ⓘ
genre Classical symphony ⓘ
historicalContext written during Haydn’s London visits in the 1790s ⓘ
importance one of Haydn’s most frequently performed symphonies ⓘ
influencedBy fashion for Turkish music in 18th-century Europe ⓘ
key G major ⓘ
movement I. Adagio – Allegro ⓘ
II. Allegretto ⓘ
III. Menuetto: Moderato ⓘ
IV. Finale: Presto ⓘ
movementCount 4 ⓘ
nicknameOrigin use of military-style effects ⓘ
notableFeature evocation of martial sonorities ⓘ
evocation of so-called Turkish music ⓘ
use of brass fanfares ⓘ
use of percussive effects ⓘ
notableMovement second movement with military and Turkish effects ⓘ
opusNumber Hob. I:100 ⓘ
orchestrationFeature clarinets (in some performances) ⓘ
expanded percussion ⓘ
flute ⓘ
pairs of bassoons ⓘ
pairs of horns ⓘ
pairs of oboes ⓘ
pairs of trumpets ⓘ
prominent timpani ⓘ
prominent trumpets ⓘ
strings ⓘ
use of bass drum ⓘ
use of cymbals ⓘ
use of triangle ⓘ
placeOfComposition London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
positionInComposerOutput among Haydn’s late symphonies ⓘ
one of the London Symphonies ⓘ
premiereContext public concert in London ⓘ
premiereLocation London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
reception quickly became popular in London ⓘ
stylePeriod Classical period ⓘ

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Ottoman military music (mehter) → influencedWork → Franz Joseph Haydn’s “Military” Symphony No. 100 ⓘ