M3

• 1. Early Classical

  Stamitz op.3 no.2

  • minuet - old fashioned
  • wind independance in trio - short and similar to minuet
  • B section of rounded binary - new idea normally used as development

  Haydn no.2

  • only 3ms - not typical m3 structure (no minuet and trio)
• 2. Haydn 104

  • ternary (rounded bianry) - minuet, trio, minuet
  • dance-like but offset rhythm - accents on beat 3
  • imitate french dance style
  • B section modulates - hemiolas
  • Trio - woodwind independance, additional section at end to link back to minuet
• 3. Beethoven

  Eroica no.3

  • m3 = fast, aggressive Scherzo - like Haydn Surprise
  • triple time, syncopations + accents driving rhythm

  Pastoral no.6

  • m3 Merry Dances with Peasants
  • rustic style - folk influences
  • 2/4 time trio, 3/4 Scherzo
  • trio - Scherzo- trio
• 4. Mendelssohn Italian

  • follows ABA structure
  • more traditional, stately, slow style
  • expanded 2nd halfs with lots of modulation
  • trio opens bassoon and horn fanfare
  • close with coda containing elements of minuet and trio
• 5. Later Romantic

  Berlioz Symphonie Fantastique

  • m2 equivalent of m3 minuet/scherzo
  • m2 = Un Bal
  • waltz 3/4
  • 2 harps opening
  • waltz theme combine with idee fixe

  Dvorak New World

  • Scherzo - dramatic
  • ternary - classical form
  • contain fragment of m1 theme at end of coda