jan 1, 1795 - The London Symphony No. 104

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The “London” Symphony No. 104
1. Sym. No. 104 demonstrates how careful one must be in assuming all sonata form is the same.
2. The second theme is the same as the first (no contrasting themes).
3. All of Haydn’s late symphonies are in four movements.
4. The second movement of No. 104 is in ternary form.
5. The third movement is a minuet and trio, which is almost always the case for this
period.
6. The final movement is often a rondo, although Haydn and others combined elements of sonata form with it.
7. The finale of No. 104, however, is not a sonata-rondo or rondo, but another sonataform movement, with an extended coda. The weight of the final movement is something in Haydn’s late symphonies that points to the future.
8. Sym. No. 104 was a commercial success.
9. Haydn’s late symphonies became the earliest in the canon.

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