The violins play several variations of a "hiccuping" Lombard rhythm in the second movement of this symphony.
The third measure of this work's third movement begins with an unexpected  forte  D major harmony from the strings and bassoon. Its opening theme is quoted, but modulated down a half step, in the first movement of its composer's  La Reine   (REN)  symphony. The violins play several variations of a "hiccuping" Lombard rhythm in the second movement of this symphony. Except for the  presto  first section of its two-part finale, all of this symphony is in triple time. The composer had to order new half-step crooks for the horns to play this symphony, which is in the unusual key of (*)  F-sharp minor. It ends with two muted violins playing after the other musicians take turns extinguishing candles and leaving the stage. For 10 points, name this Joseph Haydn symphony written to indicate his desire to leave Eszterháza.
The third measure of this work's third movement begins with an unexpected  forte  D major harmony from the strings and bassoon.
the  Farewell  Symphony  [or Franz Joseph Haydn's Symphony No.  45  in F-sharp minor; or Abschieds -symphonie ]