The symphony exists in 3 versions. The first version is scored for 2 oboes, bassoon, 2 horns, and strings. Subsequently the second version included a second bassoon part and a timpani part. H.C. Robbins Landon has speculated that Haydn added flute and trumpet parts for a third version, performed in London. The full ensemble thus can consist of 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, 2 trumpets, timpani and strings equalled only in scope by the late set of London Symphonies.
| Date of composition | 1774 |
| Type | Symphony |
| Tonality | G Major |
| Catalogue | Hob. I:54 |
| Approx. duration | 30 minutes |
| Instruments | Orchestra |
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Joseph Haydn: Symphonie n°54 en sol majeur, Hob. I:54 Franz Joseph Haydn: Sinfonia n. 54 in sol maggiore, Hob. I:54 Joseph Haydn: Sinfonie Nr. 54 G-dur, Hob. I:54 |