Symphony No. 77 (Haydn)

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The Symphony No. 77 in B flat major (Hoboken 1/77) is a symphony by Joseph Haydn.

[edit] Date of composition and scoring

The symphony was composed in 1782 as part of a trio of symphonies that also included symphonies 76 and 78. These three symphonies were composed for a proposed trip to London which fell through.[1] It is scored for flute, two oboes, two bassoons, two horns and strings.

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  1. ^ HC Robbins Landon, Haydn: Chronicle and Works, 5 vols, (Bloomington and London: Indiana University Press, 1976-) v. 2, Haydn at Eszterhaza, 1766-1790