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Question: A discussion of the differences between the main sections of the movement using the musical terms introduced in unit 3.
Answer: The third movement from Haydn’s thirty-third symphony falls into two different sections of music; a well-defined minuet followed by a less distinct trio and then a repetition of the opening minuet. Haydn constructed it using a number of elements, including rhythm, melody, texture, timbre and dynamics.
The minuet has a steady rhythmic beat which continues throughout. Haydn uses a high degree of repetition and emphasises certain notes at the end of the repeated phrase to create a striking melody. The prominent instruments we hear are from the brass and string sections which play the melody and have a very distinctive timbre, although the lower-pitched percussion instruments maintain the rhythm in the background....(short extract)
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- Subject: Music
- Course: AA100
- Level: Degree
- Year: 1st
- Mark: 80%
- Words: 330
- Date submitted: January 26, 2009
- Date written: August, 2004
- References: No
- Document type: Essay*
- Essay ID: 344
