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From: "Peter T. Daniels" <grammatim@worldnet.att.net>
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Subject: Re: Types or Forms of Symphony
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Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2003 12:23:00 GMT
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NorthEast wrote:
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> "Peter T. Daniels" <grammatim@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
> news:3F9CA28D.5DAE@worldnet.att.net...
> > 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.
> Thanks for the response. What I mean is - are there different forms
> of symphony, similar to how there are different forms of opera (ie:
> opera buffa, opera seria)?
Why do you think of buffa and seria as different "forms"? Why won't you
say what you mean by "form"?
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Peter T. Daniels grammatim@att.net
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