Symphony No. 16 (Haydn)
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Joseph Haydn's Symphony No. 16 in B-flat major, Hoboken I/16, may have been written between 1757 and 1761.[1]
This article is about the symphony by Joseph Haydn. For the symphony by Michael Haydn, see Symphony No. 16 (Michael Haydn).
It is scored for 2 oboes, bassoon, 2 horns, strings and continuo, with a solo cello part in the slow movement.[2] It is in three movements:
- Allegro, 3
4 - Andante in E-flat major, 2
4 - Allegro or Presto, 6
8
The slow movement features a solo cello doubled in octaves with muted violins.[3]