Symphony No. 101 in D Major, “Clock”

Composer: HAYDN, Joseph
  • Haydn composed this symphony in 1793-4, for performance in London. It premiered there on March 3, 1794,1 at the Hanover Square Rooms, in a concert series produced by Johann Peter Salomon.2
    • Haydn’s “London” Symphonies, written late in his career for performances in London, are Nos. 93-104.3
    • Read more about Haydn’s “London” Symphonies on the page for Haydn’s Symphony No. 99. 
  • Listen for: Haydn’s witty imitation of the ticking of a clock in this symphony’s slow movement. .4
  • Listen for: of all Haydn’s symphonies, this one has the longest Minuet and Trio movement.5

Sources

  1. Georg Feder and James Webster, “Haydn, (Franz) Joseph,” Grove Music Online (2001), accessed September 23, 2021, https://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/grovemusic/view/10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.001.0001/omo-9781561592630-e-0000044593. 
  2. “Symphony No.101 in D major, Hob.I:101 (Haydn, Joseph),” IMSLP, accessed September 23, 2021, https://imslp.org/wiki/Symphony_No.101_in_D_major%2C_Hob.I:101_(Haydn%2C_Joseph). 
  3. Feder and Webster, “Haydn, (Franz) Joseph,” Grove Music Online.
  4. Ibid.
  5. Ibid.

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