Symphony No. 94 in G major, Hob. I:94
This guide follows Haydn’s Symphony No. 94 in G major, Hob. I:94 “Surprise” (1791) in four parts: Adagio cantabile – Vivace assai (sonata form), Andante (theme and variations), Menuetto. Allegro molto (minuet and trio) and Finale. Allegro di molto.
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Follow all 26 sections as they play
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The slow opens with a two- G major in the winds, answered by the low strings, and closes on a seventh chord. The fast section is in 6/8. Its brief, dance-like first starts softly in the violins, and its rising fourth recalls the . Sudden swings between loud and soft drive the . The works on the through several keys. In the the first and third themes sit so together that they sound like two halves of one tune.
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Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.
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