Symphony No. 33 (Haydn)

Joseph Haydn
This article is about the symphony by Joseph Haydn. For the symphony by Michael Haydn, see Symphony No. 33 (Michael Haydn).

The Symphony No. 33 in C major (Hoboken I/33) is a festive symphony by Joseph Haydn.[1] The precise date of composition is unknown. Haydn scholar H.C. Robbins Landon has dated this work to 1763–65.[2] It has also been suggested that it was written in 1760 or 1761, along with Symphony no. 32.[3]

  1. ^ Antony Hodgson, The Music of Joseph Haydn: The Symphonies. London: The Tantivy Press (1976): 59. It is placed in the chapter "The Early Festive Symphonies
  2. ^ H. C. Robbins Landon, The Symphonies of Joseph Haydn. London: Universal Edition & Rockliff (1955): 663.
  3. ^ (Hodgson, 1976): 58. "Symphonies Nos. 32 and 33 were written at much the same time."