Symphony No. 26 (Haydn)

Symphony No. 26 (Haydn)

The Symphony No. 26 in D minor (Hoboken 1/26) is one of the early Sturm und Drang Symphonies written by Joseph Haydn. It is popularly known as the Lamentatione.

Date of composition and scoring

Haydn wrote the symphony for Easter week. H. C. Robbins Landon has dated the composition to 1768 (possibly 1769). [cite journal
last = Zaslaw
first = Neal
title = Mozart, Haydn and the Sinfonia da Chiesa
journal = The Journal of Musicology
volume = 1
issue = 1
pages = 123
date = Jan. 1982
url = http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0277-9269%28198201%291%3A1%3C95%3AMHATSD%3E2.0.CO%3B2-M
issn = 0277-9269
accessdate = 2007-09-26
month = Jan
year = 1982
doi = 10.1525/jm.1982.1.1.03a00140] Absent the original autograph, it is impossible to verify the date of composition although this dating is consistent with the work's appearance the Entwurf Katalog (Haydn's own catalogue of his works).

It is an early example of the Sturm und Drang style that characterised much of his symphonic output to 1774 or 1775 as well as one of the first symphonies to depart from the predominant (pre-classical) three movement style or the Sonata da chiesa style (such as the Symphony no. 22).

Because of its association with Easter week, Haydn incorporates a melody derived from an old plainsong chant of the Passion of Christ, interpolating (as the second theme) this familiar liturgical setting to contrast with the furious opening theme. The same lament is also picked up in the second movement, reinforcing the symphony's link to the Passion through evocation of a melody that would have been familiar to audiences of the time. [cite journal
last = Sisman
first = Elaine
title = Haydn's Theater Symphonies
journal = Journal of the American Musicological Society
volume = 43
issue = 2
pages = 337–338
date = Summer 1990
url = http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0003-0139%28199022%2943%3A2%3C292%3AHTS%3E2.0.CO%3B2-Y
issn =
accessdate = 2008-02-22]

The work is in three movements, ending with a menuet and trio. It is scored for two oboes, two bassoons, horns, timpani, continuo (harpsichord) and strings. An earlier tradition suggested the symphony had been written for Christmas (at the time a much less significant religious holiday), but the oldest original extant manuscript indicate clearly that the symphony was intended for Easter celebrations.

Nickname (Lamentatione)

Since Haydn's day, the symphony has been known as "Lamentatione" because of the Christus motif of the opening movement's second theme. As with all the nicknamed symphonies, the title is not Haydn's own.

The autograph does not survive [cite journal
last = Dack
first = James
authorlink =
title = The Symphonies Vol.8: Joseph Haydn; L'Estro Armonico; Derek Solomons
journal = Early Music
volume = 13
issue = 1
pages = 145, 147
date = Feb. 1985
url = http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0306-1078%28198502%2913%3A1%3C145%3ATSV%3E2.0.CO%3B2-V
doi =
issn = 0306-1078
accessdate = 2007-09-26 ] .


= Movements =

* I. Allegro assai con spirito
* II. Adagio
* III. Menuet e Trio

See also

*List of symphonies by name

References


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