Throughout his career, Haydn was very flexible in his compositions; he composed in every genre of the time. Twenty-five symphonies, some in different versions, a dozen string quartets, a final book of baryton trios, an oratorio, six Italian operas, twenty keyboard sonatas… and this is only what we know about which has survived the Great Fire of 1779!
Here, then, is the list for this decade. While it is true that dates are more certain now than in previous decades, this is not to say there is an expectation of perfection here; nothing is written in stone! An example of uncertainty comes in the final ending date for the Baryton trios to have been composed. Since the last volume (Book 5) was finally gathered and published in 1778, theoretically any of those trios could have been composed right up to that time. However, there is absolutely no mention of the Baryton after the Divertimento Octets of 1775, and it is my belief that by then, all the trios were complete and that project had been put to bed, along with the Prince's interest in Barytons. So I put 1775 as the probable last date of composition for those works, based on probability more than possibility.
I have used the latest and best sources available to me, so this should do for getting by with. If you have any questions or comments, please, by all means, drop me a line and we can discuss. Here, then, the 1770's.
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Hoboken I – Symphonies |
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Year |
New Chronology |
Hob I: |
HRL |
Key |
Name |
Instruments |
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1771 |
52 |
52 |
50 |
c |
2 Oboes, Bassoon, 2 Horns & Strings |
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1771 |
53 |
42 |
52 |
D |
2 Oboes, 2 Bassoons, 2 Horns & Strings |
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1772 |
54 |
47 |
56 |
G |
2 Oboes, 2 Horns & Strings |
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1772 |
55 |
45 |
54 |
f# |
Farewell |
2 Oboes, 2 Horns & Strings |
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1772 |
56 |
46 |
55 |
B |
2 Oboes, 2 Horns & Strings |
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1773 |
57 |
51 |
53 |
Bb |
2 Oboes, 2 Horns & Strings |
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1773 |
58 |
64 |
59 |
A |
Tempora Mutantur |
2 Oboes, 2 Horns & Strings |
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1773/4 |
59 |
50 |
58 |
C |
2 Oboes, 2 Horns, 2 Trumpets, Timpani & Strings |
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1774 |
60 |
55 |
61 |
Eb |
The Schoolmaster |
2 Oboes, Bassoon, 2 Horns & Strings |
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1774 |
61 |
54 |
60 |
G |
Version 1 |
2 Oboes, 1 Bassoon, 2 Horns & Strings |
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1774 |
62 |
60 |
64 |
C |
Il Distratto |
2 Oboes, 2 Horns, (2 Trumpets), Timpani & Strings |
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1774 |
63 |
56 |
62 |
C |
2 Oboes, Bassoon, 2 Horns, 2 Trumpets, Timpani & Strings |
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1774 |
64 |
57 |
63 |
D |
2 Oboes, 2 Horns & Strings |
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1775 |
65 |
68 |
65 |
Bb |
2 Oboes, 2 Bassoons, 2 Horns & Strings |
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1775 |
66 |
67 |
68 |
F |
2 Oboes, 2 Bassoons, 2 Horns & Strings |
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1775 |
67 |
69 |
67 |
C |
Laudon |
2 Oboes, 2 Bassoons, 2 Trumpets, Timpani & Strings |
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1775 |
68 |
66 |
66 |
Bb |
2 Oboes, 2 Bassoons, 2 Horns & Strings |
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1776 |
69 |
61 |
69 |
D |
Flute, 2 Oboes, 2 Bassoons, 2 Horns, Timpani & Strings |
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1776 |
61a |
54 |
60 |
G |
Version 2 |
2 Flutes, 2 Oboes, 2 Bassoons, 2 Horns, 2 Trumpets, Timpani & Strings |
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1778 |
70 |
71 |
74 |
Bb |
Flute, 2 Oboes, Bassoon, 2 Horns, & Strings |
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1779 |
71 |
70 |
72 |
D |
Flute, 2 Oboes, Bassoon, 2 Horns, 2 Trumpets, Timpani & Strings |
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1778 |
72 |
53 |
70 |
D |
L'Imperiale |
Flute, 2 Oboes, Bassoon, 2 Horns, Timpani & Strings |
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1779 |
73 |
75 |
73 |
D |
Flute, 2 Oboes, Bassoon, 2 Horns, (2 Trumpets & Timpani) & Strings |
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1779 |
74 |
63 |
71 |
C |
La Roxelane |
Flute, 2 Oboes, 2 Bassoons, 2 Horns, 2 Trumpets & Timpani & Strings |
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1780 |
75 |
62 |
75 |
D |
Flute, 2 Oboes, 2 Bassoons, 2 Horns, & Strings |
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1780 |
76 |
74 |
76 |
Eb |
Flute, 2 Oboes, Bassoon, 2 Horns, & Strings |
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(New Chronology / Gerlach N°s.) |
(Hoboken |
(Robbins-Landon N°s.) |
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Hoboken Ia – Overtures |
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Year |
Hob # |
Key |
Name |
Notes |
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1773 |
1 |
C |
L'Infedelta delusa |
Italian opera |
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1773 |
5 |
D |
Acide |
Opera composed 1762/3, overture revised and released 1773. |
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1773 |
8 |
d |
Philemon & Baucis |
Marionette opera |
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1773 |
deest |
C |
Der Götterath |
Lost marionette opera, only overture survives. Hob 29a:1a |
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1774 |
2 |
c |
Il Ritorno di Tobia |
An oratorio |
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1775 |
6 |
D |
L'Incontro improvviso |
Italian opera |
|
1776/77 |
deest |
C |
Die Feuersbrunst The Burning House |
Marionette opera - Hob 29a:4 |
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1777 |
7 |
D |
Not related to any specific work - Also used as alt finale to Symphony 53 and others - |
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1777 |
deest |
C |
Il Mondo della Luna |
Italian opera - Hob 28:7 |
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1777/85 |
4 |
D |
From unidentified work - Sometimes connected to Symphony 53 |
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1778/85 |
15 |
Bb |
La Vera Costanza |
Italian opera - Haydn added a finale for a concert version in 1782 |
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1779 |
13 |
g |
L'Isola disabitata |
Italian opera |
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1780 |
17 |
D |
La Fedeltà premiata |
Italian opera |
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Hoboken III – String Quartets |
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Year |
Hob # |
Opus # |
New Grove # |
Key |
Notes |
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1771 |
26 |
17 #2 |
17 |
F |
6 Divertimentos |
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1771 |
25 |
17 #1 |
18 |
E |
New Grove number indicates probable order of composition |
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1771 |
28 |
17 #4 |
19 |
c |
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1771 |
30 |
17 #6 |
20 |
D |
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1771 |
27 |
17 #3 |
21 |
Eb |
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1771 |
29 |
17 #5 |
22 |
G |
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1772 |
35 |
20 #5 |
23 |
f |
6 Divertimentos |
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1772 |
36 |
20 #6 |
24 |
A |
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1772 |
32 |
20 #2 |
25 |
C |
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1772 |
33 |
20 #3 |
26 |
g |
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1772 |
34 |
20 #4 |
27 |
D |
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1772 |
31 |
20 #1 |
28 |
Eb |
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Hoboken VIII – Marches |
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Year |
Hob 8 # |
Key |
Instruments |
Notes |
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1772 |
deest |
G |
2 Oboes, 2 Horns & 2 Bassoons |
Marche Regimento de Marschall |
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Hoboken IX – Dances |
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Year |
Hob 9 # |
Instruments |
Notes |
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1776 |
5 |
Flute, 2 Oboes, Bassoon, 2 Horns & Strings |
6 Minuets |
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Hoboken X – Miscellaneous Baryton Works |
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Year |
Hob 10 # |
Key |
Instruments |
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1775 |
1 |
D |
Baryton, 2 Horns, 2 Violins, Viola, Cello & Violone |
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1775 |
2 |
D |
Baryton, 2 Horns, 2 Violins, Viola, Cello & Violone |
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1775 |
3 |
a |
Baryton, 2 Horns, 2 Violins, Viola, Cello & Violone |
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1775 |
4 |
G |
Baryton, 2 Horns, 2 Violins, Viola, Cello & Violone |
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1775 |
5 |
G |
Baryton, 2 Horns, 2 Violins, Viola, Cello & Violone |
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1775 |
6 |
A |
Baryton, 2 Horns, 2 Violins, Viola, Cello & Violone |
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1775 |
12 |
G |
Baryton, 2 Horns, 2 Violins, Viola, Cello & Violone |
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Hoboken XI – Baryton Trios |
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Year |
Hob 11 # |
Book |
Key |
Instruments |
Notes |
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1771/75 |
97 |
5 |
D |
Baryton, Viola & Cello |
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1771/75 |
98 |
5 |
D |
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1771/75 |
99 |
5 |
G |
Only fragment of 1st movement survives |
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1771/75 |
100 |
5 |
F |
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1771/75 |
101 |
5 |
C |
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1771/75 |
102 |
5 |
G |
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1771/75 |
103 |
5 |
A |
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1771/75 |
104 |
5 |
D |
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1772 |
105 |
5 |
G |
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1771/75 |
106 |
5 |
D |
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1771/75 |
107 |
5 |
D |
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1771/75 |
108 |
5 |
A |
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1771/75 |
109 |
5 |
C |
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1771/75 |
110 |
5 |
C |
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1771/75 |
111 |
5 |
G |
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1771/75 |
112 |
5 |
D |
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1771/75 |
113 |
5 |
D |
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1771/75 |
114 |
5 |
D |
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1771/75 |
115 |
5 |
D |
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1771/75 |
116 |
5 |
G |
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1771/75 |
117 |
5 |
F |
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1771/75 |
118 |
5 |
D |
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1771/75 |
119 |
5 |
G |
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1771/75 |
120 |
5 |
D |
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1771/75 |
121 |
5 |
A |
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1771/75 |
122 |
5 |
A |
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1771/75 |
123 |
5 |
G |
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1771/75 |
124 |
5 |
G |
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1771/75 |
125 |
5 |
G |
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1771/75 |
126 |
5 |
C |
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Hoboken XV – Keyboard Trios |
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Year |
Landon N°. |
Hob 15 # |
Key |
Instruments |
Notes |
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1772 |
17 |
2 |
F |
Harpsichord, Violin & Cello |
Was Hob 14:02 - 2nd violin part lost |
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Hoboken XVI – Solo Keyboard Sonatas |
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Year |
Hob 16 # |
Key |
Landon Number |
Notes |
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1771 |
18 |
Bb |
20 |
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1771 |
20 |
c |
33 |
Fragment - not completed until 1779/80 to finish the set of 6 with 35-39 |
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1773 |
33 |
D |
34 |
Published version showed up in 1778, believed to have been written earlier though |
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1773 |
21 |
C |
36 |
Written in 1773, published the next year, dedicated to Prince Nicholas |
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1773 |
22 |
E |
37 |
Written in 1773, published the next year, dedicated to Prince Nicholas |
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1773 |
23 |
F |
38 |
Written in 1773, published the next year, dedicated to Prince Nicholas |
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1773 |
24 |
D |
39 |
Written in 1773, published the next year, dedicated to Prince Nicholas |
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1773 |
25 |
Eb |
40 |
Written in 1773, published the next year, dedicated to Prince Nicholas |
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1773 |
26 |
A |
41 |
Written in 1773, published the next year, dedicated to Prince Nicholas |
|
1774 |
27 |
G |
42 |
Released in 1776 as a set of 6 with the inscription by Haydn 'Anno '776' |
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1774 |
28 |
Eb |
43 |
Released in 1776 as a set of 6 with the inscription by Haydn 'Anno '776' |
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1774 |
29 |
F |
44 |
Released in 1776 as a set of 6 with the inscription by Haydn 'Anno '776' |
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1775 |
30 |
A |
45 |
Released in 1776 as a set of 6 with the inscription by Haydn 'Anno '776' |
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1775 |
31 |
E |
46 |
Released in 1776 as a set of 6 with the inscription by Haydn 'Anno '776' |
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1775 |
32 |
b |
47 |
Released in 1776 as a set of 6 with the inscription by Haydn 'Anno '776' |
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1775 |
43 |
Ab |
35 |
A single work |
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1778 |
36 |
c# |
49 |
Dedicated to the Auenbrugger sisters (by Artaria, but endorsed by Haydn) |
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1779 |
35 |
C |
48 |
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1779 |
37 |
D |
50 |
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1779 |
38 |
Eb |
51 |
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1779 |
39 |
G |
52 |
These 5 were a set of 6 along with Hob 16:20 which was only completed at this time. |
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1771 |
20 |
c |
33 |
Fragment - not completed until 1779/80 to finish the set of 6 with 35-39 |
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Hoboken XVII – Misc. Keyboard Works |
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Year |
Hob 17 # |
Key |
Instruments |
Notes |
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1772 |
3 |
Eb |
Fortepiano |
Arietta with 12 Variations |
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Hoboken XVIII – Keyboard Concertos |
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Year |
Hob 18 # |
Key |
Instruments |
Notes |
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1779 |
11 |
D |
Harpsichord or Fortepiano, 2 Oboes, 2 Horns & Strings |
Exact date and details still uncertain |
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Hoboken XXI – Oratorios |
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Year |
Hob 21 # |
Title |
Forces |
Notes |
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1774/5 |
1 |
Il Ritorno di Tobia |
2 S - A - T - B, Chorus, 2 Flutes, 2 Oboes, 2 Clarinets, 2 Bassoons, 4 Horns, 2 Trumpets, 2 Trombones, Timpani, Strings & Basso Continuo |
Composed for the Tonkünstler-Societät in Vienna as a charitable contribution. Text by Giovanni Boccherini. |
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Hoboken XXII – Catholic Masses |
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Year |
Hob 22 # |
Title |
Key |
Forces |
Notes |
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1772 |
6 |
Missa Sancti Nicolai |
G |
S-A-T-B, Chorus, 2 Oboes, 2 Horns, Strings & Continuo (Organ) |
Mass in Honor of St. Nicholas – Composed for the Prince's Name Day |
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1775 |
7 |
'Kleine Orgelsolomesse' |
Bb |
S, Chorus, 2 Violins, Continuo & Organ obbligato |
Mass in Honor of St John of God |
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Hoboken XXIIb – Libera me |
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Year |
Hob 22b # |
Title |
Key |
Forces |
Notes |
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1778 |
1 |
Libera me |
d |
Chorus, 2 Violins & Continuo |
"Deliver me, O Lord" - a part of the Requiem Mass |
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Hoboken XXIII – Adjunct Sacred Music |
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Year |
Hob 23b # |
Title |
Key |
Forces |
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1771 |
2 |
Salve Regina |
g |
S-A-T-B, Solo Organ & Strings |
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Year |
Hob 23d # |
Title |
Key |
Forces |
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1773 |
1 |
Ein' Magd, ein' Dienerin |
A |
2 Horns & Strings |
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1775 |
2 |
Mutter Gottes, mir erlaube |
G |
Soprano, Alto & Strings |
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Hoboken XXIV – Arias with Orchestra (Replacement Arias) |
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Year |
Hob 24b # |
Title |
Notes (Role & Opera) |
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1777 |
2 |
D'una sposa meschinella |
Donna Stella (Sop) - La frascatana by Paisiello |
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1779 |
3 |
Quando la rosa |
Nanina (Sop) - La Metilda ritrovata by Anfossi |
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1780 |
5 |
Dice benissimo |
Lumaca (Baritone) - La scuola de'gelosi by Salieri |
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Hoboken XXVIII – Italian Operas |
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Year |
Hob 28 # |
Title |
Libretto |
Instruments |
Notes |
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1773 |
5 |
L'infedelta delusa |
Coltellini |
2 Oboes, 2 Bassoons, 2 Horns, Timpani, Strings & Continuo |
Composed for the Name Day of Prince Paul's widow, played in July 1773. Repeated September 1, 1773 for Maria Theresia's visit. |
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1775 |
6 |
L'incontro improvviso |
Friberth |
2 Oboes, 2 Cors Anglais, 2 Bassoons, 2 Trumpets, 2 Horns, Timpani, Turkish Percussion, Strings & Continuo (Cembalo) |
Composed for and performed at a visit from Archduke Ferdinand, son of Maria Theresia, in August 1775. Libretto by Friberth based on a play by L.H. Dancourt for the Comedie Française. |
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1777 |
7 |
Il mondo della luna |
Goldoni |
2 or 3 Sopranos, 1 or 2 Altos, 2 Tenors, Bass , 2 Flutes, 2 Oboes, 2 Bassoons, 2 Horns, 2 Trumpets, Timpani, Strings & Continuo |
Performed August 3, 1777 at the wedding festivities for Nicholas' son. |
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1778 |
8 |
La vera costanza |
Puttini |
1 or 2 Flutes, 2 Oboes, 2 Bassoons, 2 Horns, Timpani, Strings & Continuo (Harpsichord) |
Performed April 25, 1779, then recreated and performed again in April, 1785. |
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1779 |
9 |
L'isola disabitata |
Metastasio after Lorenzi |
Flute, 2 Oboes, Bassoon, 2 Horns in G, Timpani & Strings |
Performed for the Prince's Name Day, 1779 |
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1780 |
10 |
La Fedeltà premiata |
Giambattista Lorenzi (modified for Haydn by an unknown hand) |
Flute, 2 Oboes, Bassoon, 2 Trumpets, 2 Horns, Timpani, Violins I & II, Viola, Cello, Violone and Continuo (Cembalo) |
Opened the new opera house in February 1781 |
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Hoboken XXIX – Marionette Operas & German Singspiels |
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Year |
Hob 29a # |
Title |
Libretto |
Notes |
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1773 |
1 |
Philemon und Baucis |
Unk |
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1773 |
1a |
Der Götterrath |
Unk |
Only remaining part is the overture in C major |
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1775 |
3 |
Dido |
Bader |
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1777 |
5 |
Genovefens vierter Theil |
Pauersbach |
Lost |
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Hob 29b - German Operas (Singspiels) |
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Year |
Hob 29b # |
Title |
Libretto |
Notes |
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1776 |
A |
Die feuersbrunst |
Unk |
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1779 |
3 |
Die bestrafte Racghbegierde |
Bader |
Lost |
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