Haydn and Hoboken

[ramseytheii]

Can someone explain the way the Hoboken system works in cataloguing Haydn's works?  For instance in the e minor sonata, it is Hob. XVI:34.  What are the two sets of numbers for?  Is the catalogue chronological?  Are all his works, including symphonies, cantatas, etc., under this system?
thanks,
Walter Ramsey

[amanfang]

I'm going to answer without verifying what I "think:"

His works are catalogued by genre - the Roman Numerals.  All of the sonatas will have the XVI number before the other.  The second number I believe is chronological, though in the case of the sonatas, there are 62 sonatas rather than 52 (or something like that).  For a list of Hob. number categories, see the following:

https://w3.rz-berlin.mpg.de/cmp/haydnj_works.html

[desordre]

 Hi there!
 Mr. Amanfang is right but one thing: the second number is not chronological. In a general way, as higher the number, as later the work, but there are many exceptions what leads one to be careful. One example: the Symphony 37 is one of the very first.
 Best wishes!
 PS: thanks for the link.