Symphony No. 53 (Haydn)

53 in D major, Hoboken I/53, is a symphony by Joseph Haydn.

It is scored for flute, two oboes, bassoon, two horns, timpani, and strings.

[1] The surviving autograph score of the second Finale had no flute or timpani parts, so Robbins Landon took them from a Hummel edition.

For the timpani part there are rolls indicated by "tr" and a wavy line (something which occurs in none of the other movements except by Robbins Landon's editorial emendation in bar 16 of the first movement).

[2] It was this symphony that first drew Haydn to the attention of audiences in London, where it was extremely popular.