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Jerry Kohl (jeromekohl@comcast.net) 2003/10/26 23:00

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"Peter T. Daniels" wrote:

> NorthEast wrote:
> >
> > Newbie question here.  What are the various forms of symphonies?  I
> > have looked in music texts and online, but the information is either
> > not there or is buried.  Thanks for any help.
>
> What do you mean? Until the 20th century, symphonies were pretty much
> four movements: Fast in sonata form, slow, fast, fast; the third a
> minuet and trio or later a scherzo, the fourth often a rondo. There were
> some adventurers along the way, but that prevails even down through
> Shostakovich and Simpson.

And Davies.

--
Jerry Kohl <jeromekohl@comcast.net>




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