The first movement of one of these works opens with a slow rising scale that stops just short of the octave before reversing direction, and that movement soon turns into a 6/8 presto, and in its third movement, the cellos and basses play repeated D's to create dissonances against the melody of the flute, which editors often dismissed as a misprint. The eighth features the addition of triangle, cymbals and bass drum to create what the composer dubbed "Turkish music," and the premiere of another one saw a chandelier fall from the ceiling. One of these is named for the pounding of the timpani on E-flat which opens it, while the second movement of another one was intende
The first movement of one of these works opens with a slow rising scale that stops just short of the octave before reversing direction, and that movement soon turns into a 6/8 presto, and in its third movement, the cellos and basses play repeated D's to create dissonances against the melody of the flute, which editors often dismissed as a misprint. The eighth features the addition of triangle, cymbals and bass drum to create what the composer dubbed "Turkish music," and the premiere of another one saw a chandelier fall from the ceiling. One of these is named for the pounding of the timpani on E-flat which opens it, while the second movement of another one was intended to "make the ladies jump" by having a sudden loud burst at the end of a pianissimo section. Sponsored by Johann Peter Salomon, for 10 points, identify these compositions which include the "Drumroll," "Clock," and "Surprise" ones, the last twelve symphonies of Joseph Haydn, named for the city where they were composed.
The first movement of one of these works opens with a slow rising scale that stops just short of the octave before reversing direction, and that movement soon turns into a 6/8 presto, and in its third movement, the cellos and basses play repeated D's to create dissonances against the melody of the flute, which editors often dismissed as a misprint.
{London} Symphonies (prompt on {Haydn symphonies})