Haydn Surprise Symphony Theme✧
The opening sixteen bars of Haydn’s Andante, including the repeated phrase and its surprise ending.
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Quiet opening
Return and surprise
D whistle · G major · 2/4 · 90 BPM · + upper octave
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Quiet opening
Return and surprise
About this tune
Joseph Haydn’s Symphony No. 94 is known as the Surprise Symphony. Its slow movement begins with a simple melody before an unexpected orchestral chord interrupts the quiet opening.
This excerpt follows the first sixteen bars of the Andante. A single whistle carries the melody and pauses, while the score’s full orchestral chord is represented by one dominant note.