Joseph Haydn

Joseph Haydn wrote more than fifty keyboard sonatas across a career that effectively invented the Classical sonata. Wit, surprise, and a profound mastery of formal balance are the trademarks of his keyboard output.

Haydn's late sonatas (especially Hob. XVI:50 and 52) and the F-minor Variations are essential Classical-era keyboard listening and study.

The 158 public-domain piano works listed below are sortable, downloadable as PDF score editions, and free to study, perform, record, and re-engrave. Each piece links to its individual page with full catalog data, performance notes, and historical context. Browse more works from the Classical era, or use the difficulty filters below to narrow by technical level.