Symphony No. 67 in F major
Joseph Haydn
Work background
Researched classical background
Haydn's Sixty-seventh makes striking use of solo strings inside an orchestral symphony. The minuet trio reduces the texture to two violins, one using an altered tuning. The finale interrupts its fast opening with a slow section led by two violins and cello, then resumes the quicker material. These changes make instrumental scale and movement boundaries unusually prominent.
A listening guide
Listen for the sudden string-trio episode interrupting the finale.
Listening suggestions are editorial guides to the music.
Forces: Orchestra
Composition: Circa 1775-1776
Approximate 1775-76 chronology follows the Haydn Archive; other catalogues allow a broader range before 1779.
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Date, title and version notes
A proposed connection with theatrical music is not treated as established inspiration.
Haydn Archive: Symphony No.67
Approximate 1775-76 date, solo violin effects and interrupted finale | Reviewed 2026-10-19
Haydn2032: project timeline, Symphony No.67 section
Retuned violin, two-violin minuet trio and embedded slow string trio in the finale; used only for Symphony No.67 | Reviewed 2026-10-19
Sources for this work
Haydn Archive: Symphony No.67
Approximate 1775-76 date, solo violin effects and interrupted finale | Reviewed 2026-10-19
Haydn2032: project timeline, Symphony No.67 section
Retuned violin, two-violin minuet trio and embedded slow string trio in the finale; used only for Symphony No.67 | Reviewed 2026-10-19
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