Theme and Variations from Symphony No 94
Franz Joseph Haydn (arr. Ted R. Marcus)
Complete 2nd Movement (Andante) from the "Surprise Symphony"
General Info
Year: 1791 / 2017
Duration: c. 6:00
Difficulty: VI (see Ratings for explanation)
Original Medium: Orchestra
Publisher: Ted R. Marcus
Cost: Score and Parts - $45.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe
English Horn
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
E-flat Alto Clarinet
B-flat Bass Clarinet
Bassoon I-II
B-flat Soprano Saxophone
E-flat Alto Saxophone
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II-III
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Timpani
Percussion, including:
- Bells
- Crash Cymbals
- Snare Drum
- Xylophone
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
The theme from the second movement of Joseph Haydn's Symphony No. 94 (along with the "surprise" that gives the symphony its name) is among the best-known "tunes" in classical music. Amazingly, Haydn's original manuscript from 1791 does not include the "surprise," which somehow got added to the symphony before its premiere in London the following year. The symphony was an immediate hit and has remained popular.
The famous theme is the introduction to a delightful set of variations offering great variety and contrast: Loud and soft; major and minor tonality; simple and elaborate; delicate chamber-music texture and full ensemble. The movement reaches a march-like climax before a quiet conclusion with a final harmonic surprise. In this version, the instruments of the modern concert band provide even more surprising color and contrast.
- Program note by Ted R. Marcus
Media
Performances
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- Peninsula Symphonic Winds (Dr. Berkeley Price, guest conductor) - 22 October 2017
Works for Winds by This Composer
Adaptable Music
- Menuetto (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Glover) (1795/2019)
- Trumpet Concerto (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Ring) (1796/2021)
All Wind Works
- Achieved Is the Glorious Work (arr. Miller) (1798/1965/2005)
- Allegretto from "Symphony No. 100" (arr. Cipolla) (1794/)
- Allegro from Concerto in C (Percussion Nonet) (arr. Coley) (1761–65/)
- Allegro from Concerto in C (Percussion Quintet) (arr. Coley) (1761–65/)
- Andante (arr. Barnes) (1988)
- Armida Overture (arr. Bowles) (1784/1977)
- Chorale Saint Antoni (tr. Tolmage) (1953)
- Classical Suite for Piano and Band (with Mozart; arr. Curnow) (2006)
- Concerto for Bb Cornet or Trumpet (arr. Duthoit) (1796/1948)
- Concerto for Oboe (arr. Monson)
- Concerto for Trumpet in Eb Major (arr. Rumbelow) (1796/1999)
- Concerto for Trumpet in Eb Major (arr. Laverty) (1796)
- Concerto in C Major (arr. Zorn) (c. 1790 / )
- Concerto No 2 for Horn and Winds (arr. Bushouse)
- Derbyshire Cavalry Marches (arr. Hash and Walters) (1794/1995)
- Divertimentos in C Major
- Divertimentos in D Major
- Divertimentos in G Major
- Gypsy Rondo (arr. Marlatt) (1795/2016)
- Horn Concerto No 1 in D
- Haydn Symphony No. 11: Second Movement (tr. Holmes) (1760-62/1935)
- Hungarian National March (arr. Landon) (1802/1960)
- London Trio No. 3
- Lux Prima (arr. Ford) (1791/2008)
- March for the Prince of Wales
- Marche Regimento de Marshall
- Marches for the Derbyshire Cavalry Regiment
- Menuetto (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Glover) (1795/2019)
- Military Symphony (tr. Tobani) (1794/1896)
- Octet in F Major (1802)
- Orlando Paladino Overture (arr. de Rubertis) (1782/1938)
- Overture Militaire (arr. Skornicka) (1794/1938)
- Partita in E-flat (ed. Colnot) (1760-1767)
- Partita in F see: Partita for Winds in F major by Wranitzky
- St Anthony Divertimento (tr. Wilcox) (1956)
- Symphony No. 100 (tr. Tobani). See: Military Symphony
- Symphony No. 100: Second Movement (arr. Posch) (1794/)
- Symphony No. 100: Third Movement (arr. Johnson). See: Third Movement from "Symphony No. 100"
- Theme and Variations from Symphony No 94 (arr. Marcus)
- Third Movement from "Symphony No. 100" (arr. Johnson) (1794/)
- Trumpet Concerto (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Ring) (1796/2021)
- Two Classic Miniatures (with Hummel; arr. Williams) (1991)