| Title | Symphony No. 79 in F major | 
| Alternative title | Sinfonia No.79 | 
| Creators | Joseph Haydn (composer) | 
| Opus | Hob.I:79n149 I:79 | 
| Instrumentation | orchestra | 
| Number of movements | 4 | 
| Keys | F major | 
| Composed | 1784 | 
| First published | 1785 | 
| Dedication | — | 
| Tempo markings | — | 
| Metronome markings | — | 
| Time signatures | — | 
| Average duration (sec) | 1500 | 
| Number of measures | — | 
| Composition types | Symphonies | 
| Period | Classical | 
| View on IMSLP |  | 
| Code |  | 
| Title click for details | Metronome | Key | Measures | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Allegro con spirito | — | F major | 155 | 
| Adagio cantabile - Un poco allegro | — | B flat major | 106 | 
| Minuet - Trio | — | F major | 64 | 
| Finale. Vivace | — | F major | 247 | 
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger | 
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | harpsichord violin, cello and harpsichord | Stephen Storace | 
| view | Complete | 2 pianos | Jan Sielemann | 
| view | Selections (Nos.1-2, 4) | 2 violins, cello and piano | — | 
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Manuscript | 1887 | Complete Score · view | 
| view | Complete | — | Haydn-Mozart Presse | 1965 | Complete Score · view | 
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view Engraving files (LilyPond) · view | 
| view | Complete | parts | Artaria | 1785 | Complete Parts · view | 
| view | Complete | parts | Le Duc | 1785 | Incomplete Parts · view | 
| view | Complete | Arrangement for harpsichord violin, cello and harpsichord | Longman & Broderip | — | Harpsichord · view | 
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 pianos | Jan Sielemann | 2019 | Complete Score · view | 
| view | Selections (Nos.1-2, 4) | Arrangement for 2 violins, cello and piano | Boyer | — | Complete Score · view | 
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