M4

• 1. Early Classical

  Stamitz op.3 no.2

  • extended binary form
  • Prestissimo 3/8
  • full orchestra
  • opens dramatic tutti rising chords ober harpsichord apeggios
  • dramatic tutti chord end

  Haydn no.2

  • only 3ms - m3 = rondo finale, simple

  Haydn no.31 Hornsignal

  • m4 = 7 variations and final presto
  • presto = horn feature, m1 material returns
• 2. Haydn 104

  • m4 sonata form - unusual
  • Oj Jelena folk song - look in front of score
  • moments of contrast
  • s2b dominant minor, reduced instrumentation (strings and bassoon), semibreves, pp
• 3. Beethoven

  Eroica no.3

  • m4 = complex theme + variations
  • includes fugue and tempo change
  • opens bass line variations before main theme

  Pastoral no.6

  • finale = Thankful Feelings After Storm
  • horn Rnaz des Vaches, Swiss Alphorn shephards song
• 4. Mendelssohn Italian

  • m4 = Salterello - fast Italian folk dance
  • very loose sonata form
  • tonic minor of m1 - unusual
  • rhythms similar to Tarantella dance
  • s1 from m1 returns in minor at end
  • mostly continuous developments and no recap (false recap only)
• 5. Later Romantic

  Berlioz Symphonie Fantastique

  • m5 Witches Sabbath
  • opens Largo, then 6/8 Allegro
  • divisi strings high tremolo = otherwordly
  • use of Dies Irae
  • high E flat clarinet distorted idee fixe
  • Sabbath Round (fugue)

  Dvorak New World

  • incorporates ideas from all previous movements leading to final main theme