Talk:List of compositions by Michael Haydn

Opus 1 Symphonies

I'm confused. According to Sherman, Haydn's Opus 1 symphonies are "the symphonies in B-flat major, C major and D minor (Perger Nrs. 18 - 20), [which] came into being during a concentrated spell of symphony-writing between March and December of 1784 ... [and] they appeared in print from the Viennese publisher Artaria, bearing the title Tre Sinfonie dal Signore Michele Haydn Op. 1." Pergers 18 to 20 would be Sherman 27 to 29, but here we're saying they're Sherman 26 to 28 (excluding the D minor symphony and putting in an E-flat major symphony instead). Jindřichův Smith 18:39, 15 June 2007 (UTC)

Requiem in B flat

Shouldn't his Requiem in B flat be listed somewhere? Or am I missing something? At least, it is possible to buy this work as a CD... http://www.amazon.co.uk/Haydn-JM-Requiem-flat-MH838/dp/B000GLKKEO/ref=sr_1_5/202-5159286-0652600?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1193840891&sr=8-5

(Requiem pro defuncto archiepiscopo Sigismundo is in C minor)

You're not missing anything, we are. The list is incomplete, especially in regards to his choral music. I've only had time to go up to MH 100; the last number is somewhere past MH 800. Jindřichův Smith 22:21, 31 October 2007 (UTC)

Horn concerto

Are you sure the Perger and MH numbers for the horn concerto are both the same? Horn of Plenty (talk) 21:23, 13 March 2008 (UTC)

Perger 8

Is there any information on this missing work? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 184.147.216.102 (talk) 03:43, 23 July 2011 (UTC)

Perger-Verzeichnis states that its the overture to a cantata called "Der gute Hirt".DavidRF (talk) 04:03, 24 July 2011 (UTC)

"No cellos" in orchestration?

"All of Michael Haydn's symphonies have at least 2 oboes, 2 bassoons, 2 horns and strings (first and second violins, violas and basses, but no cellos)."

According to this statement from Instrumental music/Symphonies, M. Haydn's symphonies do not employ cellos but do double basses. This is quite impossible for an early-mid classical era symphony composer. Even if he has one or two symphonies with double basses and no cellos (and even that would be quite surprising), it is impossible for him to have all his 41 symphonies without cellos. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Caginn (talk • contribs) 01:55, 26 May 2020 (UTC)

That statement was added on 3 June 2007 by User:Volunteer Sibelius Salesman who is no longer active. It may be correct, it may not be. As usual, we need a reputable source supporting it. Wikipedia's article on M. Haydn's Symphony No. 39 mentions cellos, but it's conceivable that the string section in his symphonies was written for violins I, II, violas, and double basses only. Without reputable sources, that statement should be marked with {{Citation needed}}, and if none is provided, removed. -- Michael Bednarek (talk) 10:04, 26 May 2020 (UTC)