ONE of the set of Symphonies which Haydn wrote for Salomon's London concerts,
' The Military ' owes its name to the use in the orchestra of a rather larger array of the noisy instruments than was usual in Haydn's day. The big drum, cymbals, and triangle, are all energetically employed. There are the usual four movements, all perfectly clear and straightforward. The first has a slow Introduction before the light-hearted merriment of the quick section begins. The second is an air on which free variations are built up ; the third is a Minuet and Trio in the customary form, and the fourth is again bright and merry like the first.