Symphony No. 16 (Haydn)
# Symphony No. 16 (Haydn)

Joseph Haydn's Symphony No. 16 in B-flat major, Hoboken I/16, may have been written between 1757 and 1761.

It is scored for 2 oboes, bassoon, 2 horns, strings and continuo, with a solo cello part in the slow movement. It is in three movements:

* Allegro, $^3$ $_4$
* Andante in E-flat major, $^2$ $_4$
* Allegro or Presto, $^6$ $_8$

The slow movement features a solo cello doubled in octaves with muted violins.

