v. 1. Haydn, the early years, 1732-1765
v. 2. Haydn at Eszterháza, 1766-1790
v. 3. Haydn in England, 1791-1795
v. 4. Haydn, the years of "the creation", 1796-1800
v. 5. Haydn, the late years, 1801-1809.
Volume 1. Haydn: the early years 1732-1765. The Austrian scene before and at the time of Haydn's birth --
The Haydn family's background. Haydn's birth --
Chronicle 1732-1756. Chronicle 1732-1749 ; Chronicle 1750-1756 --
The Viennese musical situation, c. 1750, and Haydn's works, c. 1749-1756 (and partly beyond). The Viennese musical situation, c. 1750-. Vocal music. The cantata ; Church music ; Italian opera ; German opera (Singspiel) --
Orchestral music. The symphony ; The concerto --
Haydn's works, c. 1749-1756 (and partly beyond). Church music. The masses ; Smaller church music ; Mottetto I-IV de Venerabili Sacramento ; Salve Regina in E ; Ave Regina in A ; The Eibiswald contrafactum: duetto, "jam cordi" --
Instrumental music. Divertimenti and cassatios ; Dance music ("Seitenstetten" minutes (IX:I) and twenty-four minuets (IX:23) ; Concertos for organ (harpsichord) and orchestra ; The early string trios ; The early keyboard sonatas --
Chronicle 1757-1760. Furnberg and Weinzierl --
The Viennese musical scene. Haydn's Der neue krumme Teufel --
The Furnberg-Morzin legacy --
Haydn's works 1757-1760 (and beyond). The music for the Furnberg family: the authentic copyists ; The string quartets (opp. I and II) ; Divertimenti (cassatios) for two horns and strings ; The string trios --
The music for the Morzin family: piano (harpsichord) trios ; Divertimenti (concertini) for harpsichord and strings ; Divertimento for harpsichord, two horns, violin and bass ; Divertimento (Feld-Parthie) in F ; Pastorella, 'Ey, wer hat ihn das Ding gedenkt' ; Symphonies --
The first Haydn school --
Eisenstadt and the Esterhazys: a short historical survey --
Haydn's works 1761-1765. Operas and Comedie: La Marchesa Nespola (Il Marchese) ; Acide ; Italian cantatas: "Destatevi, o miei fidi" ; "Da qual gioja improviso" ; 'Qual dubbio' ; Church music: Te Deum ; Contrafacta church music: Motetto di Sancta Thecla ; Aria, 'Ego virtus' ; Motetto de Beata ; Aria, 'Maria, Jungfrau rein' ; Recitative, 'Quid hostem times' and Aria de B.V.M. 'Verbo fata portalata ; Concertos. For horn and orchestra ; For violin and orchestra ; For violoncello and orchestra ; Lost and doubtful works ; For harpsichord and orchestra --
Chamber music. Divertimenti for strings and wind instruments ; Divertimenti for wind instruments ; Baryton trios ; Divertimenti (concertini) for harpsichord and strings ; Solo works for harpsichord (20 Variazioni in G and Capriccio,'Acht Sauschneider') ; Symphonies --
The Dissemination of Haydn's early works. Austria. The copyists and the princely houses ; The monasteries --
Germany. The Breitkopf offices ; Sigmaringen castle ; The frist editions of Haydn's music: Paris, Amsterdam, England --
Appendices. Haydn at Eszterhaza 1766-1790 ; Haydn in England 1791-1795 ; Haydn: the years of "the Creation" 1796-1800 ; Haydn: the late years 1801-1809 ; Summary of documentary evidence (1761-70) in the Esterhazy archives, first published in Haydn-Studien (May 1980).'
Volume 2. Haydn at Eszterhaza 1766-1790. The organization of Eszterhaza. Catle at Eszterhaza (1766-1790) --
The Esterhazy family "Fideikommiss" --
Haydn and the musicians. The agents abroad: procuring the music ; The opera troupe at Eisenstadt and Eszterhaza (1766-1790). Female singers ; Male singers ; Theatrical personnel - administration etc. ; Some theatrical procedures --
The orchestra at Eisenstadt and Eszterhaza (1766-1790). The Eisenstadt castle church choir and orchestra ; The Eisenstadt 'Thurnermeister' ; The Grenadiers' Banda ; The Princely uniforms ; The Princely musical instruments ; Some conclusions --
Some characteristic documents on Eszterhaza. The Spielplan of the year 1778 ; The description of Baron Riesbeck (1784) ; The description of Johann Friedel (1784) ; The 'Excursion a Esterhaz en Hongrie' (1784) --
Summing up: Haydn at Eszterhaza --
Haydn as full Capellmeister: his new role as composer of vocal music. Missa Cellensis in honorem B.V.M. ; La canterina ; Stabat Mater ; Cantata 'Applausus' ; Lo speziale ; Missa 'Sunt bona mixta malis' ; Missa in honorem B.V.M. ; Some smaller church music (Cantilenae pro Adventu; Responsoria; Motetto 'Ens aeternum'; Offertorium 'Agite properate') ; Le pescatrici ; Salve Regina ; Missa Sancti Nicolai ; Acide (second version) ; L'infedelta delusa ; Philemon und Baucis (marionette opera and Singspiel) ; Il ritorno di Tobia ; L'incontro improvviso --
Crisis years: Sturm und Drang and the Austrain musical crisis. The German literary movement leading to the Sturm und Drang --
The Austrian musica crisis: Haydn's instrumental works (1766-1775). Symphonies. Chronology ; Notes on individual works --
String quartets (opp. 9, 17 and 20). Piano sonatas and variations ; Piano concerto in G and 'Il maestro e il scolare' ; Duets for violin and viola ; Baryton trios ; Various divertimenti --
The Austrian musical crisis: other composers. Haydn's pupils, notably Pleyel ; Haydn's seguaci - Vanhal, d'Ordonez, Mozart --
Haydn and Viennese society; the salons; Freemasonry; Mozart --
Haydn's works 1776-1784. Operas. Die Feuersbrunst (Das abgebrannte Haus) and lost works (Der Grossprecher and Der krumme Teufel) ; Il mondo della luna ; La vera costanza ; L'isola disabitata ; La fedelta premiata ; Orlando Paladino ; Armida ; Insertion arias --
Masses. Missa brevis S. Joannis de Deo ; Missa Cellensis ("Mariazellermesse") --
Orchestral works. Symphonies (nos. 61, 53, .63, 70, 75, 71, 62, 74,73) ; "English" symphonies (Nos. 76-78) ; Works of 1783-4 (nos. 79-81) ; "Concert" overtures ; Concertos (for vc. In D; for harpsichord or fortepiano in D) ; Dances and marches --
Chamber works. String quartets (op. 33) ; Piano trios (nos. 17-19) ; Piano sonatas ; Flute trios (op. 38) ; Lieder --
The grand dissemination: Haydn's music abroad. Spain ; France ; England ; Copyists, plagiarism etc. --
The musical results of Haydn's internationalism: works of 1785-1790. "Paris" symphonies (nos. 82-87) ; The Seven Words for Cadiz ; Concertos for the King of Naples ; String quartets: (op. 42, op. 50) ; Symphonies (no. 88, 89, 90, 92) ; String quartets for Johann Tost (first series, opp. 54, 55) ; Piano trios (nos. 20-30) for Vienna and London ; Piano sonatas (nos. 57-59), fantasia in C and VI variations ; Vocal works: "Deutschlands Klage"; cantatas "Arianna a Naxos" and "Miseri noi" ; Insertion arias ; Pieces for musical clock ; Notturni for the king of Naples ; String quartets for Johann Tost (second series, op. 64) ; Farewell song, "Trachten will ich nicht auf Erden" --
The third Haydn school. Pietrowski ; Wranizky ; Gyrowetz ; Haydn --
Appendix. Framery's "Notice sur Joseph Haydn" (1810).
Volume 3. Haydn in England 1791-1795. Part I. Chronicle 1791-1795 --
Part II. London works. Vocal music. L'anima del filosofo (Orfeo ed Euridice) ; Madrigal: 'The storm' ; Oratorio fragment: Mare Clausum ; Coro; 'Su, cantiamo' ; The Ten Commandments and other canons ; Occasional works for several voices ; Twelve sentimental catches and glees ; Psalms ; Arias with orchestra ; Arias (duets) with orchestra, of doubtful authenticity ; Songs ; First set of canzonettas ; Second set of canzonettas ; Separate English songs ; Scottish songs ; Dr Harington's compliment - 'What art expresses' --
Instrumental music: chamber works. Trios. The so called 'London trios' for two flutes and violoncello ; Piano trios --
Works for pianoforte solo ; Sonata - andante con variazioni in F minor ; Three sonatas for Therese Jansen ; Lost chamber music ; Notturni for the King of Naples (1790 - adapted fro Salomon's concertos of 1791-92) ; The 'Salomon' quartets of 1793 (known as opp. 71 and 74) --
Instrumental music: orchestral works. Overture to an English opera ; Dance music ; Twelve Deutsche Tanze - the redoutensaal dances ; Marches ; The 'Salomon' symphonies and concertante ; Catalogue ; Chronology ; Textual problems and their consequence in interpretation ; Position in Haydn's oeuvre and in music history --
No. 96 in D ('Miracle') ; No. 95 in C minor ; No. 93 in D ; No. 94 in G ('Surprise') ; No. 98 in B flat ; Concertante in B flat ; No. 97 in C ; No. 99 in E flat ; No. 100 in G ('Military') ; No. 101 in D ('Clock') ; No. 102 in C flat ; No. 103 in E flat ('Drum roll') ; No. 104 in D ('London'/'Salomon').
Volume 4. The years of 'The creation' 1796-1800 --
Works of 1795. Piano trio no. 41 in E flat minor ; Offertorium: 'Non nobis, domine' ; Twenty-four minuets for orchestra --
Works of 1796. The masses. Missa sancti Bernardi de Offida ; Missa in tempore belli ; The seven words (choral version) --
Works for the stage. Incidental music to Alfred ; Aria ; 'Fatal amour' --
Mehrstimmige gesange (part songs) ; The canons ; Two Italians duets for soprano, tenor and pianoforte ; Piano trios (1796) ; No. 42 in E flat ; No. 43 in C major ; No. 44 in E major ; No. 45 in E flat ; Trumpet concerto --
Works of 1797. Volkslied: 'Gott erhalte' ; String quartets, op. 76, dedicated to Count Erdody ; No. 1 in G ; No. 2 in D minor ; No. 3 in C ; No. 4 in B flat ; No. 5 in D ; No. 6 in E flat --
Works of 1798. The Creation ; Libretto ; Haydn's sketches ; The music ; Missa in angustiis/'Nelson' mass ; Aria da 'Il Canzoniere' (Petrarch) --
Works of 1799. String quartets, op. 77, dedicated to Prince Lobkowitz ; No. 1 in G ; No. 2 in F ; Mass in B flat / Theresienmesse --
Works of 1800. Cantata: 'lines from The Battle of the Nile' ; Te Deum in C --
Appendix. Haydn's list of subscribers to the first edition of The Creation.
Volume 5. Haydn: the late years 1801-1809. Chronicle 1801. Haydn's first will --
Works of 1801. The Seasons. Libretto ; Sketches ; Music: list of numbers and their orchestration ; Sources ; General form and style ; General key structure and problems of tonality ; Orchestration ; Analytical notes ; The progress of The Seasons ; Schopfungsmesse --
Works of 1802. Hungarischer national marsch ; Harmoniemesse --
Works of 1803. The unfinished string quartet in D minor (op. 103) --
Chronicle 1804. Catalogues (c. 1804-1805): Elssler's catalogue of Haydn's music library ; Haydn's catalogue of his libretto collection ; Summary catalogues ; Haydn's ; Elssler's --
Chronicle 1809. Haydn's last will ; Catalogue of Haydn's artistic effects --
Appendix. Haydn and posterity: a study in changing values.
