Symphony No. 39 (Michael Haydn) 41 in C major (also written in 1788). The last movement is a vigorous fugato, something else this work has in common with Mozart's Symphony No. 41 and Haydn's own Symphony No. 28 in C major which Mozart certainly studied. Unlike the "Jupiter" Symphony, in this symphony the fugal theme is at its first instance accompanied by its usual countersubject: Robbins Landon speculates that Mozart also studied Haydn's No. 39 before writing his No. 41, since he "often requested his father Leopold to send him the latest fugue that Haydn had written." (Robbins Landon, 1967) Whether Mozart knew Haydn's later
Symphony No. 6 (Bax) incorporates a detailed reference to an idea from Jean Sibelius's tone poem "Tapiola". The symphony was given its world premiere by the Royal Philharmonic on November 21 of the year of composition, 1935. Symphony No. 6 (Bax) The Symphony No. 6 by Arnold Bax was completed on February 10, 1935. The symphony is dedicated to Sir Adrian Boult. It is, according to David Parlett, "<nowiki>[Bax's]</nowiki> own favourite and widely regarded as his greatest ... powerful and tightly controlled". It is no. 331 in Grahame Parlett's catalogue of Bax's music. The symphony is scored for piccolo, 3 flutes, 2 oboes, English