Farewell Symphony

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The Farewell Symphony is a notable orchestral work by Joseph Haydn, famous for its final movement in which musicians gradually leave the stage to signal the end of the performance.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Farewell Symphony canonical 4
Abschiedssymphonie 2
Abschiedssinfonie 1

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf symphony ⓘ
approximateDuration about 25 minutes ⓘ
catalogNumber Symphony No. 45 ⓘ
closingSection Adagio with musicians leaving one by one ⓘ
commissionedBy Prince Nikolaus Esterházy ⓘ
composer Joseph Haydn ⓘ
dedicatedTo Prince Nikolaus Esterházy ⓘ
famousFor staged exit of players in the finale ⓘ
genre Classical period symphony ⓘ
hasKeySignature three sharps ⓘ
hasMovement I. Allegro assai ⓘ
II. Adagio ⓘ
III. Menuetto: Allegretto ⓘ
IV. Presto – Adagio ⓘ
hasTheme expressive, somewhat somber opening in F-sharp minor ⓘ
historicalContext written during Haydn’s service at the Esterházy court ⓘ
influenced later programmatic and theatrical symphonic practices ⓘ
key F-sharp minor ⓘ
movementCount 4 ⓘ
nickname Abschiedssymphonie ⓘ
linked to: Farewell Symphony
nicknameLanguage German ⓘ
notableFeature final movement in which musicians gradually leave the stage ⓘ
symbolic request by musicians to end an extended stay at Eszterháza ⓘ
orchestration bassoon ⓘ
cello ⓘ
double bass ⓘ
two horns ⓘ
two oboes ⓘ
two violins ⓘ
viola ⓘ
orderInHaydnOutput early middle-period symphony ⓘ
period Classical era ⓘ
placeComposed Eszterháza ⓘ
relatedWorkByComposer Haydn’s Sturm und Drang symphonies ⓘ
linked to: Haydn symphonies
structure four-movement symphonic form ⓘ
style Sturm und Drang ⓘ
tonality minor key ⓘ
usesForm minuet and trio in third movement ⓘ
sonata form in first movement ⓘ
usesTempoIndication Adagio ⓘ
Adagio (finale coda) ⓘ
Allegro assai ⓘ
Menuetto: Allegretto ⓘ
Presto ⓘ
yearComposed 1772 ⓘ

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Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Symphony No. 45 in F-sharp minor, "Farewell" → alsoKnownAs → Farewell Symphony ⓘ
Symphony No. 45 in F-sharp minor, "Farewell" → hasNickname → Abschiedssymphonie ⓘ
linked to: Farewell Symphony
Farewell Symphony → nickname → Abschiedssymphonie ⓘ
linked to: Farewell Symphony
Hob.I:45 → refersTo → Farewell Symphony ⓘ
Hob.I:45 → associatedName → Farewell Symphony ⓘ
Sinfonie in Fis-moll → hasAlternativeName → Farewell Symphony ⓘ
Sinfonie in Fis-moll → hasAlternativeName → Abschiedssinfonie ⓘ
linked to: Farewell Symphony
Hob. I:44 → alsoKnownAs → Trauer Symphony ⓘ
linked to: Farewell Symphony