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Essay / Classical, religion, music and music: the music of...
“He composed 104 symphonies, 83 string quartets, numerous divertimentos, trios and sonatas, and more than 20 operas” (Kerman, Joseph and al, page 178). Among these compositions is Symphony No. 95, one of his most famous musical pieces. In the first movement, Franz Haydn begins in sonata form with a somewhat dark mood a bit like the music of Wolfgang Mozart and repeats until reaching the recapitulation where it turns to a lighter mood while Wolfgang Mozart remained dark . Then we move on to the second movement where Franz Haydn begins with his slow, easy style with variations rather than exact repetitions. He uses this effect several times, which makes one wonder if he's trying not to be too serious with his music. In the third movement we hear the change in form of the minuet, this style being that of a dance, but he adds several pauses to unsettle the listener for no reason, then continues as if nothing had happened. In his fourth movement he finishes with the rondo form moving much faster than the first movement. It starts with a calm dynamic but soon after transitions to a loud dynamic that would wake the listener up with a somewhat exhilarating feeling. He then moves to a calm dynamic and returns to a strong dynamic again before closing his composition with a small explosion of feeling and expression. Franz Joseph Haydn is remembered as the first greatest