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Symphony No. 103 (Haydn)
Musical work by Joseph Haydn, composed in 1794-1795
Symphony No. 103 in E♭ major (H.
Allegro con spirito haydn biography
1/103) is the eleventh of the twelve London symphonies written by Joseph Haydn. This symphony is nicknamed The Drumroll after the long roll on the timpani with which it begins. It is from 1795, and his second-to-last symphony.
Composition and premiere
The symphony was the eleventh of twelve that were composed for performance in England during Haydn's two journeys there (1791–1792, 1794–1795), arranged and organized by the great impresario, Johann Peter Salomon.
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Haydn's music was well known in England well before the composer traveled there, and members of the British musical public had long expressed the wish that Haydn would visit. The composer's reception in England was in fact very enthusiastic, and the English visits were one of the most fruitful and happy periods of the composer's life.
Haydn composed the "Drumroll" Symphony while living in London du