HAYDN --
Y as D natural and N as G natural.
---------- Was this standard practice (common substitutions) ????
------ This is not explained in the WP entry.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menuet_sur_le_nom_d%27Haydn_(Ravel)
The piece is only 54 bars long and lasts for about a minute and a half.
The theme is based on Haydn's own name as a five-note motif.
The letter H represents B natural, A and D representing their respective pitches, Y as D natural and N as G natural. In the score, the use of this motif is marked using their letters including several inverted and retrograde versions.[2]
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The theme is based on Haydn's own name as a five-note motif.
------------- here's a Puzzle....
Why did he write OWN in [Haydn's own name] ? ? ?
or rather....
Why did they write OWN in [Haydn's own name] on his own, himself ? ? ?
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