Description
This early keyboard work by Haydn is compact and intimate in character, predating his later, more fully developed sonata forms. Set in gentle A major, it shows writing typical of the transitional period between Baroque and Classical style. Technically modest, it was likely intended for domestic music-making or teaching purposes. Composed in 1767, it runs about nine minutes with nearly 4,400 notes. Classified among Haydn's piano pieces, it asks an advanced player for the kind of clean, well-proportioned touch typical of the Classical 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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