Symphony No. 45 | |
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by Joseph Haydn | |
![]() Portrait of Joseph Haydn, ca. 1770 | |
Other name | Farewell Symphony |
Period | Classical period |
Composed | 1772 |
Duration | About 25 minutes |
Movements | Four |
Scoring | Orchestra |
Joseph Haydn's Symphony No. 45 in F♯ minor, known as the "Farewell" Symphony (German: Abschieds-Symphonie; modern orthography: Abschiedssinfonie), is a symphony dated 1772 on the autograph score.[1] A typical performance of the symphony lasts around twenty-five minutes.
The autograph manuscript of the symphony is preserved in the National Széchényi Library in Budapest, and was published in facsimile editions in 1959 (Verlag der Ungarischen Akademie der Wissenschaften) and 2010 (Laaber-Verlag).
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