Development of movement 2 Flashcards
what are the features of a typical movement 2?
-slower tempo
-related key to movement 1 (usually subdominant)
-3 part structure (usually ternary/rounded binary)
how is stamitz 2 different to a typical movement 2?
-it’s in loose rounded binary form
-Whilst later Classical/Romantic symphonists began to write slower, impassioned second movements, this relaxed second movement is very typical of the earlier classical period
how is Mozart 25 different to a typical movement 2?
its a variant of sonata form
how is haydn 104 different to a typical movement 2
-its not - it has a tripartite structure and therefore conforms to the typical movement 2
how is Beethoven 3 different to a typical movement 2?
its in Rondo (ABACA)
how is Beethoven 9 different to a typical movement 2?
-scherzo - trio - scherzo
-each scherzo is in sonata form
-each first subject is a 5 part fugue
how is Mendelssohn 4 different to the typical movement 2?
-it’s a sonata form without a development/ABA1B1
-slow procession feel inspired by religious procession in Naples
how is Farrenc 3 different to the usual movement 2?
-it conforms by being a variation on ternary form (ABA1)
-there is a dramatic B section opening (Sturm und Drang)
how is Liszt:Faust different to typical movement 2?
-it conforms to the three part structure
-strangely uses parts of the themes from movement 1
how is the Smetana: Vlatava different to typical movement 2?
-as this symphony is programmatic, this doesn’t conform to a structure and is insead just the ‘hunt in the woods’ section
how is the Tchaikovsky 5 different from typical movement 2s?
-modified ternary form (A-B-A1)
-the motto theme from the previous movements reappears
How is Dvorak movement 9 different to a typical movement 2?
-it is in ABA1
-extended coda bringing back themes from previous movements (cyclical writing)
How is Mahler 2 different to most movement 2s?
-ABA - C - ABA (Scherzo Trio form)
-alternation between two musica ideas: one slow, and one Austrian folk dance
