Haydn: Symphony in C Major, Hob. I:60
Composer: Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) Editors: Andreas Friesenhagen, Ulrich Wilker Instrumentation: Orchestra Work: Symphony in C Major (Il Distratto), Hob. I:60 Binding: Paperback ISMN: 9790006577514 Size: 9.5 x 12.2 inches Pages: None Urtext / Critical Edition Description The six movements of Joseph Haydn's Symphony No. 60 "Il Distratto" once served as incidental music for the comedy "Le Distrait" by Jean-François Regnard (1655–1709), which was performed at the Esterházy court in 1772. This consisted of an overture, four entr'actes – the play is in five acts – and a finale. But this composition is not merely a compilation of stage music: Haydn referred to it in letters as a symphony. As a "character symphony", it takes up the subject of the play – human absentmindedness – which is expressed in music. The minuet and trio of the symphony, with their stylistic diversity (or rather lack of plan), "portray the musicians in great disarray" as a reviewer stated in the Pressbu