This semester, we have constantly looked at how the composer’s perceived the music’s purpose. In composers was created for the sake of itself, and Wagner sought to incorporate it into all aspects of art. Haydn’s focus seems to be directly aimed at the audience. The purpose of the music is to play with the audience’s mind and create a quirky, fun experience. This is evident throughout the piece. The fourth movement is lighter and contrasts the rest of the piece, and from Wikipedia, I read he actually makes a shift from the minuet to scherzo. This trickery seems to exist to confuse the audience in a satirical manner. Of course, the culmination of this style ends in his joke, where he pauses between parts of his main theme in the final movement. This keeps the audience from knowing when the piece actually ends without time markings, which would result in clapping at the wrong time. The piece essentially plays around with the audience. Apparently, the fourth movement is also done in a Rondo form (ABACA) with the twist of the joke at the end. The piece is like any other in its purpose of entertainment and the use of musical technicalities to create an enjoyable experience, rather than to really reflect upon any significant source material.