Franz Joseph Haydn: Music Analysis

Franz Joseph Haydn was born in Rohrau, Austria on March 31, 1732. Mr. Haydn was a singer at St. Stephen's Cathedral choir in Vienna. He later learned to play the violin and keyboard. After leaving the choir he taught violin to make money while studying counterpoint and harmony. Haydn soon became an assistant to composer Nicola Porpora in exchange for lessons. In 1761, he became court musician at the palace of the influential Esterházy family where he financially support himself for nearly 30 years. He said "forced to become original" after being isolated at the palace from all music trends and other creators.
This film is of Mariss Jansons and the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra playing surprise by Franz Joseph Haydn. This orchestra is equipped
with the whole string and woodwind family. They also have timpani drums in the back.
As this film begins you are greeted with this beautiful visual of the Hagia Irene in Istanbul, Turkey. Them the camera pans inside of the Hagia Irene where you can see the audience and the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. Then in walks Conductor Mariss Jansons. As he walks in the audience applauds and the orchestra stands. As Mariss Jansons turns to the orchestra they take their seats and prepare to be begin playing. About 40 seconds into the film the orchestra begins playing Adagio/Vivace assai from Franz Joseph Haydn “Surprise” G major. The woodwind family started the movement the all the other instrument chimed in. Adagio/Vivace assai started out really slow and calm in major. Then at about 1 minute and 20 seconds, the orchestra changed tempo and scale from major to minor. At approximately 2 minutes and 15 seconds I thought they were going to start the A form over however they didn’t. Around the end of this moment, not a sound was made from the audience nor the orchestra. At 9 minutes and 41 seconds, the second Andante began.
The form of this piece is aba. The A begins at the beginning of the movement and ends at 11 minutes and 50 seconds. Then B starts and ends at 15 minutes and 45 seconds. After that, A begins and ends at 15 minutes and 41 seconds. The camera shows the audience and they are not moving. There is no dancing going on, no clapping along or anything. Then movement ends and there is still no applause from the audience. Menuet: Allegro molto started at 15 minutes and 41 seconds. The pitch is high and the tempo starts out fast but just as fast as it starts it begins to slow down. This system seems to happen all throughout Franz Joseph Haydn’s movement Menuet: Allegro molto. The finally allegro molto began at the 20 minute. The tempo starts off fast. However, the pitch started off low. After the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra does their final they stand up. As soon as the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra stand the audience finally gives them a standing ovation for all their hard work. After all that hard work Mariss Jansons and the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra look relieved that they pulled the whole symphony. They were probably happy that they got to recreate Franz Joseph Haydn Symphony No. 94 (Surprise) in G major. And not only did they play but they received a standing ovation. That must have felt good to
them