I heard Haydn's Symphony no. 13, final movement, and I wondered if I'd heard it before:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ieAKMmHV3PM
Then after a bit of thinking, I realized it's those same 4 notes that are used marvelously by Mozart in the final movement of his final Symphony, no. 41.
Has Mozart done a variation on a theme by Haydn?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XA_1DpWeWL4
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Oh yes, very good ear, Doug. This is indeed the exact same theme in both works. You might notice it also appears in the third movement of Jupiter as well. It's a favourite of the Austrians. Mozart also used it in Symphony 33 and one of his masses.
Michael Haydn (Joseph's brother!) wrote it into at least two of symphonies. This is the closet connection, as the completion of Jupiter directly followed the studying of several Micheal Haydn symphonies by Mozart, notably the idea of using a thick fugue to close the last movement.
I've also heard this theme in several other miscellaneous works - it's been a popular theme since the Renaissance, really.
Thanks.
Yes, I have very little musical training, just a 'good ear'.
I'll have to check out Symphony 33 again.
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