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Symphony No. 44 in E minor, Hob. I:44

“Trauer”177228 min

This guide follows Haydn’s Symphony No. 44 in E minor, Hob. I:44 “Trauer” (1772) in four parts: Allegro con brio (sonata form), Menuetto. Allegretto (Canone in Diapason) – Trio (minuet and trio), Adagio (sonata form) and Finale. Presto (sonata form).

Recording: Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, John Eliot Gardiner (2019)

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Follow all 31 sections as they play

  1. I · Sonata form
  2. II. ( in Diapason) – · Minuet and trio
  3. III · Sonata form
  4. IV. · Sonata form
I Sonata form0:14–8:42

A four-note in opens the , answered by a quieter , and it keeps returning. After a pause the begins, and the enters abruptly in G major. The works both themes and grows steadily more intense, with the loudest moment just before the . The includes a (a short fugue-like passage) and ends on bare chords.

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II. ( in Diapason) – Minuet and trio8:59–14:02
IIISonata form14:22–23:06
IV. Sonata form23:26–27:48

Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.

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Franz Joseph HaydnSymphoniesClassical periodE minorSonata formMinuet and trio

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