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Haydn in London
Haydn's two London visits, 1791–95: six of the symphonies he wrote there, three piano sonatas, and what he took home to Vienna.
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Piano Sonata in D major, Hob. XVI:51
This guide follows Haydn’s Piano Sonata in D major, Hob. XVI:51 (1794) in two parts: Andante (sonata form) and Finale: Presto (rondo).
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in D major. The opening is built on a simple figure that rises from the first note of the scale to the third. The is not repeated: the follows, then the and leads straight into the , where a third is marked. The begins with the altered, followed by the and the .
Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.
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