The trio of the Minuet has an "oompah accompaniment in the strings" and horns sustaining Es in octaves, but apparently no melody. The harpsichordist would have to provide a melody, but "no keyboard player has dared to provide such a thing for a quarter of a century" between Loibner's recording and the writing of Hodgson's book. H. C. Robbins Landon also notes the "weird atmosphere" and lack of melody, but says it has a "sombre and secretive beauty" and has a "strongly Balkan" character due to an E minor to B minor modulation.
| Date of composition | 1765 |
| First published | 1769 |
| Type | Symphony |
| Tonality | E Major |
| Catalogue | Hob. I:29 |
| Approx. duration | 23 minutes |
| Instruments | Orchestra |
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| Autotranslations beta |
Joseph Haydn: Symphonie n°29 en mi majeur, Hob. I:29 Franz Joseph Haydn: Sinfonia n. 29 in mi maggiore, Hob. I:29 Joseph Haydn: Sinfonie Nr. 29 E-dur, Hob. I:29 |