Symphony No. 4 (Haydn)


's Symphony No. 4 in D major, Hoboken I/4, is believed to have been written between 1757 and 1761.
It is scored for 2 oboes, bassoon, 2 horns, strings and continuo. As usual for the period, it is in three movements:
  1. Presto,
  2. Andante in D minor,
  3. Tempo di menuetto,
The second movement features a syncopated second violin part. The walking eighth-notes of the second violins are offset by half a step from the first violins that play above it.
The finale is marked Tempo di menuetto, but is not in the time of a minuet, but in the time which is typical of Haydn's other early symphonic finales. Also, unlike other minuets, the movement lacks a central trio section.