Sinfonie in Fis-moll

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Sinfonie in Fis-moll is the original German title of Joseph Haydn’s Symphony No. 45 in F-sharp minor, famously known as the “Farewell” Symphony.

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Sinfonie in Fis-moll canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Musical composition ⓘ
Symphony ⓘ
approximateCompositionYear 1772 ⓘ
approximateDuration 25–30 minutes ⓘ
belongsTo Haydn symphonies ⓘ
catalogueNumber Hob. I:45 ⓘ
closingMovementCharacter begins presto and ends adagio ⓘ
commissionedBy Prince Nikolaus Esterházy ⓘ
composer Joseph Haydn ⓘ
composerNationality Austrian ⓘ
dedicatedTo Prince Nikolaus Esterházy ⓘ
firstViolinSoloRole prominent in final movement ⓘ
genre Symphony ⓘ
linked to: Symphonies
hasAlternativeName Abschiedssinfonie ⓘ
linked to: Farewell Symphony

Farewell Symphony ⓘ
hasCodaCharacteristic players extinguish candles and leave gradually ⓘ
hasKeySignature three sharps ⓘ
hasNickname Farewell ⓘ
hasTitleInEnglish Symphony No. 45 in F-sharp minor ⓘ
linked to: Symphony No. 45
hasTitleInGerman Sinfonie in Fis-moll ⓘ
historicalContext written during Haydn’s service at the Esterházy court ⓘ
influenced later programmatic uses of stage effects in symphonic music ⓘ
key F-sharp minor ⓘ
languageOfTitle German ⓘ
movement I. Allegro assai ⓘ
II. Adagio ⓘ
III. Menuetto: Allegretto ⓘ
IV. Presto – Adagio ⓘ
notableFeature final movement ends with instruments leaving the stage one by one ⓘ
used by Haydn to request shorter working season for musicians ⓘ
numberOfMovements 4 ⓘ
orchestration 2 horns ⓘ
2 oboes ⓘ
2 violins ⓘ
cello ⓘ
double bass ⓘ
viola ⓘ
period Classical period ⓘ
placeOfComposition Eszterháza ⓘ
style Sturm und Drang ⓘ
tonalCenter F-sharp minor ⓘ
typicalPerformanceMedium classical symphony orchestra ⓘ
usesDanceForm minuet and trio in third movement ⓘ
usesForm sonata form in first movement ⓘ
workNumberInHaydnSymphonies 45 ⓘ
workType orchestral work ⓘ

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Symphony No. 45 in F-sharp minor, "Farewell" → originalTitle → Sinfonie in Fis-moll ⓘ