Composition: Horn Concerto No. 2 in D major, Hob.VIId:4 (Haydn, Joseph)
| Title | Horn Concerto No. 2 |
| Alternative title | Concerto per il corno di caccia |
| Creators | Joseph Haydn (composer) |
| Opus | Hob.VIId:4n557 VIId:4 |
| Instrumentation | horn and strings |
| Number of movements | 3 |
| Keys | D major |
| Composed | 1781 |
| First published | 1781 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | 900 |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Concertos |
| Period | Classical |
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Sections
| Title click for details |
Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allegro moderato | — | D major | 105 |
| Adagio | — | B minor | 88 |
| Allegro | — | D major | 169 |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | I. Allegro moderato | horn and wind band | Michel Rondeau |
| view | I. Allegro moderato | horn, trumpet and euphonium | Hans Jorgen Messerschmidt |
| view | I. Allegro moderato | horn and organ | Michel Rondeau |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Manuscript | — | Complete Parts · view |
| view | Complete | parts | — | — | Solo Horn (in D) · view Solo Horn (in F) · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos and Basses · view |
| view | I. Allegro moderato | Arrangement for horn and wind band |
— | — | Complete Score · view Complete parts · view Solo Horn · view Engraving files (Finale & XML) · view |
| view | I. Allegro moderato | Arrangement for horn, trumpet and euphonium |
Hans Jorgen Messerschmidt | 2017 | Complete Score · view |
| view | I. Allegro moderato | Arrangement for horn and organ |
— | — | Complete Score · view Horn · view Organ · view Engraving files (Finale & XML) · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Section | Performers | Arranged for | Files | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Synthesized | — | Performer Rolf Lind (horn) | — | Complete Recording · file | |
| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | I. Allegro moderato | For Horn and Wind Band (Rondeau) | Virtual Performance · file Virtual Performance · file |
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| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | I. Allegro moderato | For Horn and Organ (Rondeau) | Virtual Performance · file Virtual Performance · file |
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