In article <3F9D0E24.3C67@worldnet.att.net>,
Peter T. Daniels <grammatim@worldnet.att.net> wrote:
>NorthEast wrote:
>>
>> "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"?
>--
>Peter T. Daniels grammatim@att.net
Maybe "genres"?
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