The second movement opens like a serenade with muted violins playing a melody over a guitar-like accompaniment in the cello. What follows is a set of three loosely structured variations which avoid the simple strophic pattern of previous sets by allowing the lead-ins and interludes to overlap and a coda which features a small fugato.
| Date of composition | 1781 (1780-1781) |
| Type | Symphony |
| Tonality | E-flat Major |
| Catalogue | Hob. I:74 |
| Approx. duration | 25 minutes |
| Instruments | Orchestra |
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| Autotranslations beta |
Joseph Haydn: Symphonie n°74 en mi bémol majeur, Hob. I:74 Franz Joseph Haydn: Sinfonia n. 74 in mi bemolle maggiore, Hob. I:74 Joseph Haydn: Sinfonie Nr. 74 Es-dur, Hob. I:74 |