MUS302H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Contrabassoon, Pizzicato, Scherzo
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We"re picking up where we left off, with a beethoven & symphony no. The resurgence of this defiant attitude that characterizes what scholars refer to as. His works became longer, more assertive, and full of grand gestures. Simple, triad-based themes predominate and repeat, often loudly in the brass sections, creating a heroic, triumphant sound. B. wrote 9 symphonies, 6 of them from this period in his life. We discussed the first movement last class: sonata allegro form. E(cid:272)o(cid:374)d (cid:373)o(cid:448)e(cid:373)e(cid:374)t is i(cid:374) a for(cid:373) (cid:449)e ha(cid:448)e(cid:374)"t (cid:272)o(cid:448)ered yet: theme and variations theme and variations commonly used form in classical music. Example: mozart, 12 variations in c major on ah vous dirai-je, maman, k. 265. (1782) (pianist here is margarete babinsky) The first movement is in sonata allegro form, as per our discussion on tuesday. The second movement comes in the form of theme and variations. The second movement, andante con moto (10 min. ) Co(cid:373)es i(cid:374) the for(cid:373) of (cid:862)the(cid:373)e a(cid:374)d (cid:448)ariatio(cid:374)s(cid:863)
