title: Symphony No. 66 (Haydn)
text: # Symphony No. 66 (Haydn)
  
  The Symphony No. 66 in B flat major (Hoboken I/66) is a symphony by Joseph Haydn. The time of composition is uncertain, with one speculation from around 1775–1776. The symphony is scored for two oboes, two bassoons, two horns and strings.
  
  ## Movements
  
  * Allegro con brio
  * Adagio
  * Menuetto & Trio
  * Finale: Scherzando e presto
  
  L.P. Burstein has noted Haydn's use of the VII♯ chord and the VII♯ → V progression in the first movement. A.P. Brown has noted how Haydn reworked material from the symphony's first movement into other compositions, including an overture in D and two other symphonies.
  
  