The final movement of his ‘Joke’ Quartet ... leaving the audience unsure of whether the music is over or not. Haydn’s Farewell Symphony was written when he and his fellow musicians of ...

In 1772 when Franz Joseph Haydn’s Farewell symphony had its ... cord which made a light blink foolishly for a finale. * Recently he revived a symphony by Prussian King Frederick the Great ...

It was an exciting time that produced some great music from composers such as Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven.