Description
This brief piece is written in the contredanse form, a dance type popular in eighteenth-century Vienna. Set in bright D major, it is very short in duration but conveys the lively rhythmic spirit of the ballroom dances of its day. Technically undemanding, it serves as an approachable introduction to the Classical dance idiom.
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About the Composer
Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
Franz Joseph Haydn was a leading Classical-era composer from Austria who spent much of his career in service to the Esterhazy family. Often called the "father of the symphony" and the "father of the string quartet," he helped establish the Viennese Classical style with clear forms and witty invention. His numerous keyboard sonatas also served as a bridge to Mozart and Beethoven. This site includes 60 of his works, including movements from Sonatas Hob. XVI:27 and 28.
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