This piece is divided into four movements- adagio, andante, and two allegro moltos.
This piece is divided into four movements- adagio, andante, and two allegro moltos. Its second movement's theme was later hidden in the oratorio The Seasons. The first movement is written in the composer's typical sonata form, with an introductory 3/4 time sequence switching to 6/8, while the second movement is the most notable in the whole symphony. The composer stated that one of his motivations for writing it was to keep up with his pupil, Ignaz Pleyel. He also said that he wanted to "make a debut in a brilliant manner" with this piece of music. One of the composer's twelve London symphonies, FTP, name this symphony in G Major, written by Joseph Haydn and notable for a sudden loud chord in the second movement.
This piece is divided into four movements- adagio, andante, and two allegro moltos.
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