Joseph Haydn Symphony 26 Movement 1: a musical analysis. Dr Nick Redfern
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Joseph Haydn’s music held an influence over the Classical period which helped to define its innate values and aesthetic vision. Haydn’s development of the orchestral symphony ensured that the symphony was to become the foremost mode of musical expression in the Classical period. Symphony 26 is not, however, merely proto-
Haydn was renowned for his sharp wit, but his more serious and profound voice echoes throughout this short but dramatically incisive work. The sonata principle is applied with rigorously defined themes and an ingenious mechanism of development. The movement’s dramatic impact is hoarded until the final recapitulation of the second subject, where the unexpected orchestration and tonality are combined to result in a shocking conclusion to this remarkable movement.
This analysis is not a critique of the composer and does not seek to explore the cultural, contextual or historical aspects of the music. This book is available exclusively at Amazon Kindle. Buy now.
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