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Book/Printed Material Haydn's Symphony in C, Number 48 (Maria Theresia Symphony). Synfonia in C. Violino Primo. Violino Secondo. Oboe Primo. Oboe Secondo. Corno Primo. Corno Secondo. Viola col Violone. Del Signore Giuseppe Haydn, Inter Difficillimo Numero II

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Title

  • Haydn's Symphony in C, Number 48 (Maria Theresia Symphony).

Other Title

  • Synfonia in C. Violino Primo. Violino Secondo. Oboe Primo. Oboe Secondo. Corno Primo. Corno Secondo. Viola col Violone. Del Signore Giuseppe Haydn, Inter Difficillimo Numero II

Summary

  • Presented here is a manuscript transcription of the Symphony Number 48, commonly known as the Maria Theresia Symphony, by Joseph Haydn (1732-1809). The original of the composition was not preserved in Haydn's own hand, but this manuscript was created by the composer's most important copyist, Joseph Elssler (died 1782). It dates from 1769 and is the oldest known manuscript of this composition. The date of the document proves that Haydn did not compose this work on the occasion of the visit of Empress Maria Theresia to the summer residence of the Esterházy family in 1773, as had been previously assumed. The complete title of the symphony is given, in Italian, as Synfonia in C. Violino Primo. Violino Secondo. Oboe Primo. Oboe Secondo. Corno Primo. Corno Secondo. Viola col Violone. Del Signore Giuseppe Haydn, Inter Difficillimo Numero II (Symphony in C, number 48. First violin. Second violin. First oboe. Second oboe. First horn. Second horn. Viola with violone. By Sir Joseph Haydn. Very difficult interpretation. Number 2.)

Names

  • Elssler, Joseph, 1738?-1782 Scribe.
  • Haydn, Joseph, 1732-1809 Composer.

Created / Published

  • [place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1769.

Headings

  • -  Hungary
  • -  1769
  • -  Music
  • -  Musical scores
  • -  Symphonies

Notes

  • -  Title devised, in English, by Library staff.
  • -  Original resource extent: 344 x 225 x 12 millimeters.
  • -  Original resource at: Slovak National Library.
  • -  Content in Italian.
  • -  Description based on data extracted from World Digital Library, which may be extracted from partner institutions.

Medium

  • 1 online resource.

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Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2021668029

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Chicago citation style:

Elssler, Joseph, 1738?-1782 Scribe, and Joseph Haydn. Haydn's Symphony in C, Number 48 Maria Theresia Symphony. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified, 1769] Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/2021668029/.

APA citation style:

Elssler, J. & Haydn, J. (1769) Haydn's Symphony in C, Number 48 Maria Theresia Symphony. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2021668029/.

MLA citation style:

Elssler, Joseph, 1738?-1782 Scribe, and Joseph Haydn. Haydn's Symphony in C, Number 48 Maria Theresia Symphony. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified, 1769] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2021668029/>.