Farewell Symphony

By Haydn

Background

• Written for his patron Nicholas Esterhazy

• Haydn and his court orchestra

• Away from families for a long time

• Final movement (Adagio)

• Ending Two muted Violins

1st Movement

• Allegro Assasi

• Arpeggios in First Violins

• Syncopation in 2nd Violins

• Chords in the Winds

• Sonata Form

2nd Movement

• Adagio

• Sonata Form

• Relaxed Meldoy / Repetitious Motif

• Major vs Minor Mode develops

• Programmatic

3rd Movement

• Menuet

• Weak endings to cadences

• Feels Incomplete

4th Movement

• Finale – Presto- Adagio

• Starts Fast – Sonata Form

• Changing notes vs repeated notes

• Long Coda – added slow section

• Adagio Section – slow – different

• Stage Show – leaving musicians

• Single Violinist Ending

Sonata Form

• Introduction

• Exposition

• Development

• Recapitulation

• Coda

String Orchestra Version

• Intensity of Original Work

• Slightly Different in Parts

• Very Challenging

• Rhythmically Advanced

• Shifting Advanced

• Ensemble - Advanced

Assignment

• Work on Farewell Symphony

• Break into Sections

• Work on Notes and Rhythms

• Work in sectionals

• Put together as a large group

• Work on Details

• Perform