Overall structure

• 1. Early Classical

  Stamitz Op.3 No.2

  • short symphony
  • 4ms - m2 in subdominant (relaxed, common)

  Haydn no.2

  • 3ms - no minuet
  • last movement = rondo

  Haydn Hornsignal no.31

  • 4ms but m4 gentle
  • m1 material returns at end of m4
• 1. Haydn 104

  • 4 movements structure - Father of the symphony
  • m1 monothematic, open slow introcution (common for Haydn)
  • m2 ternary form
  • m3 minuet and trio
  • m4 sonata form with long transition and coda
  • clear harmonic structure to match themes throughout
• 3. Beethoven

  Eroica no.3

  • traditional 4ms but more weighty and clear thematic links throughout

  Pastoral no.6

  • 5ms driven by pastoral narrative
  • similar to 4m plan with added Storm movement before the finale
  • pioneer 5m plan
• 4. Mendelssohn Italian

  • typical 4m structure
  • s3 in m1 development - unusual
  • m3 more tradtional minuet - stately and gentle
  • m4 brings back minor s1 from m1 <- like Beethoven 9
  • overal major to minor across symphony
• 5. Later Romantic

  Berlioz Symphonie Fantastique

  • 5ms programmatic
  • middle 2 = dance and slow movement to match story
  • recurring idee fixe throughout linking movements

  Dvorak New World

  • m4 uses material prom previous 3ms in quick succession before final main finale theme

  Smetana, Ma Vlast

  • series of 6 tone poems
  • structure dirven by narrative
  • dedicated to Czechoslovakia