Instruments of the Orchestra Part three: The Classical Symphony

Classical Period of music Approximately The time of Mozart and Beethoven The Symphony became established as a four- movement piece of music. I. Fast II. Slow III. Dance-like IV. Fast or Faster (These are the speeds of the music, the tempo)

First Movement of Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony ( ) A movement in a symphony is like a chapter in a book. It can generally stand alone, or at least gives a good stopping place But it’s pretty long. vNFDQhttp:// vNFDQ Sonata form (Exposition, Development, Recapitulation)

Second Movement (Beethoven 5) Slow Sometimes a “Theme and Variations” This one gives the theme in the cellos WhKhwPAhttp:// WhKhwPA

Third movement Xi185Qhttp:// Xi185Q A lively dance, such as the minuet A contrasting section, called the trio, is placed in the middle, giving it an A-B-A form This one is Mozart’s “A Little Night Music” (Eine kleine Nachtmusik)

Fourth Movement, fast Sometimes it’s called “presto” because it goes so fast. This is by Tchaikovsky (actually a composer from the Romantic Era) eekdNUhttp:// eekdNU

Review for Quiz: Instruments of the orchestra by family WW B S P Movements of a classical symphony F S D F