Surprise Symphony (theme)
by Joseph Haydn
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- Key
- C major
- Tempo
- ♩ = 84
- Time
- 2/4
- Bars
- 8
- Level
- Beginner · Difficulty 2 of 10
- Genre
- Classical
- Origin
- Austria
- Composer
- Joseph Haydn (1732–1809)
About this piece
The quiet tune of the slow movement of Haydn's Symphony No. 94, played softly and repeated, before the orchestra suddenly plays a loud chord. The theme only uses the notes of the chords C and G.
Why it is free to use
Joseph Haydn died in 1809, more than 70 years ago, and the piece dates from about 1791. This encoding is our own; no published edition was copied.
About this score
This score of Surprise Symphony (theme) is a short excerpt (the opening, or the first verse of the song), not the whole piece. It was written by SampLab Pro from the public-domain music. It is not copied from any printed edition, MIDI file or recording. We place our score in the public domain (CC0 1.0): anyone may copy, change, share and use it, including commercially, without asking. The left hand is our own simple accompaniment, made from the chords of the tune.