It was completed in or by 1775 (most likely November 1774). The symphony makes use of music Haydn wrote for a play, Le Distrait, by Jean-François Regnard, given a German revival in 1774 by Karl Wahr under the German title Der Zerstreute (Il Distratto is the title that appears on Haydn's incidental music, however). Symphony no. 60 contains the overture, four entr'actes and finale from the music composed for the five-act play.
| Date of composition | 1775 (most likely November 1774) |
| Type | Symphony |
| Tonality | C Major |
| Catalogue | Hob. I:60 |
| Approx. duration | 30 minutes |
| Instruments | Orchestra |
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Joseph Haydn: Symphonie n°60 en do majeur, Hob. I:60 "Il Distratto" Franz Joseph Haydn: Sinfonia n. 60 in do maggiore, Hob. I:60 "Il Distratto" Joseph Haydn: Sinfonie Nr. 60 C-dur, Hob. I:60 "Il Distratto" |