Symphony No. 11 (Haydn)

Joseph Haydn's Symphony No. 11 in E♭ major (Hoboken I/11) is a symphony which may have been written as early as 1760 but no later than 1762.

It is scored for 2 oboes, bassoon, 2 horns, strings and continuo. The symphony is a sonata da chiesa in four movements:

1. Adagio cantabile, 2
   4
2. Allegro,
3. Menuetto con Trio, the trio in B♭ major, both 3
   4
4. Presto, 2
   4

This work has been mentioned as a possible companion piece to Symphony No. 5 in that the two symphonies are in sonata da chiesa form with finales that are not in the customary (for the time period) 3
8 meter.

In the trio of the minuet, one of the parts is an eighth note behind the others, creating an effect of limping syncopation.