Symphony No. 51 in B-flat major (Haydn)

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symphony

Symphony No. 51 in B-flat major is a mid-18th-century symphony by Joseph Haydn, notable for its virtuosic horn parts and inventive orchestration.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Sinfonia n. 51 in Si bemolle maggiore	1
Symphony No. 51 in B-flat major	1
Symphony No. 51 in B-flat major (Haydn) canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9317759 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Symphony No. 51 in B-flat major (Haydn)
Context triple: [Symphony No. 52 in C minor (Haydn), precededBy, Symphony No. 51 in B-flat major (Haydn)]

A. Haydn Symphony No. 52
Haydn's Symphony No. 52 is a dramatic, minor-key orchestral work often cited as a prime example of his intense Sturm und Drang style.
B. Haydn Symphony No. 44 "Trauer"
Haydn’s Symphony No. 44 in E minor, nicknamed “Trauer” (“Mourning”), is a dark, intense work that exemplifies his Sturm und Drang style through its dramatic contrasts and emotional depth.
C. Symphony No. 104 in D major "London"
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.
D. Symphony No. 94 in G major "Surprise"
Symphony No. 94 in G major "Surprise" is a famous symphony by Joseph Haydn, renowned for its sudden loud chord in the otherwise soft second movement that gives the work its nickname.
E. Haydn Symphony No. 49 "La passione"
Haydn's Symphony No. 49 "La passione" is a dark, intense minor-key symphony whose dramatic, emotionally charged style makes it a quintessential example of the Sturm und Drang period in 18th-century music.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Symphony No. 51 in B-flat major (Haydn)
Target entity description: Symphony No. 51 in B-flat major is a mid-18th-century symphony by Joseph Haydn, notable for its virtuosic horn parts and inventive orchestration.

A. Haydn Symphony No. 52
Haydn's Symphony No. 52 is a dramatic, minor-key orchestral work often cited as a prime example of his intense Sturm und Drang style.
B. Haydn Symphony No. 44 "Trauer"
Haydn’s Symphony No. 44 in E minor, nicknamed “Trauer” (“Mourning”), is a dark, intense work that exemplifies his Sturm und Drang style through its dramatic contrasts and emotional depth.
C. Symphony No. 104 in D major "London"
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.
D. Symphony No. 94 in G major "Surprise"
Symphony No. 94 in G major "Surprise" is a famous symphony by Joseph Haydn, renowned for its sudden loud chord in the otherwise soft second movement that gives the work its nickname.
E. Haydn Symphony No. 49 "La passione"
Haydn's Symphony No. 49 "La passione" is a dark, intense minor-key symphony whose dramatic, emotionally charged style makes it a quintessential example of the Sturm und Drang period in 18th-century music.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	symphony ⓘ
approximateCompositionTime	c. 1773 ⓘ
associatedWith	Esterházy court ⓘ linked to: Esterházy family
catalogueNumber	Hob. I:51 ⓘ
composer	Joseph Haydn ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Habsburg Monarchy ⓘ linked to: Austrian Habsburg Monarchy
dedicatedTo	likely composed for the Esterházy orchestra (undocumented formal dedication) ⓘ
genre	Classical symphony ⓘ
hasInfluenceOn	Classical horn repertoire ⓘ
hasInstrumentationCharacteristic	extreme high and low horn registers ⓘ
hasKeySignature	two flats ⓘ
hasOpusForm	multi-movement orchestral cycle ⓘ
hasTitle	Sinfonia n. 51 in Si bemolle maggiore ⓘ linked to: Symphony No. 51 in B-flat major (Haydn) Symphony No. 51 in B-flat major ⓘ linked to: Symphony No. 51 in B-flat major (Haydn)
historicalContext	composed during Haydn’s service to Prince Nikolaus Esterházy ⓘ
key	B-flat major ⓘ
languageOfTitle	Italian ⓘ
movement	I. Vivace ⓘ II. Adagio ⓘ III. Menuet e Trio ⓘ IV. Finale ⓘ
movementCount	4 ⓘ
musicologicalNote	often cited as an example of Haydn’s experimental orchestration in his early symphonies ⓘ
notableFeature	inventive orchestration ⓘ virtuosic horn parts ⓘ
orchestrationFeature	contrasting wind and string textures ⓘ prominent horn writing ⓘ
partOf	Haydn symphonies ⓘ
period	mid-18th century ⓘ
placeInCatalogue	part of Haydn’s early middle symphonies ⓘ
scoring	orchestra ⓘ
scoringDetail	bassoon ⓘ continuo ⓘ horns ⓘ oboes ⓘ strings ⓘ
stylePeriod	Classical ⓘ
tonality	major ⓘ
typicalPerformanceDuration	approximately 20 minutes ⓘ
usesForm	fast finale movement ⓘ minuet and trio (third movement) ⓘ sonata form (first movement) ⓘ
workChronology	precedes Haydn’s Paris and London symphonies ⓘ
workNumberInComposerOutput	51 ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

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

Symphony No. 52 in C minor (Haydn) → precededBy → Symphony No. 51 in B-flat major (Haydn) ⓘ

subject linked to: Haydn Symphony No. 52

Symphony No. 51 in B-flat major (Haydn) → hasTitle → Sinfonia n. 51 in Si bemolle maggiore ⓘ

linked to: Symphony No. 51 in B-flat major (Haydn)

Symphony No. 51 in B-flat major (Haydn) → hasTitle → Symphony No. 51 in B-flat major ⓘ