Composed around 1775–1776, it represents a stylistic departure from the composer's earlier intense Sturm und Drang period and was written at the same time as Haydn was writing numerous comic operas.
kəmpˈoʊzd ɚɹˈaʊnd wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti fˈaɪv wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti sˈɪks, ɪt ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛnts ɐ staɪlˈɪstɪk dᵻpˈɑːɹtʃɚ fɹʌmðə kəmpˈoʊzɚz ˈɜːlɪɚɹ ɪntˈɛns stˈɜːm ˈʌnd dɹˈæŋ pˈiəɹɪəd ænd wʌz ɹˈɪʔn̩ æt ðə sˈeɪm tˈaɪm æz hˈaɪdən wʌz ɹˈaɪɾɪŋ nˈuːmɚɹəs kˈɑːmɪk ˈɑːpɚɹəz.