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Title: Radu Postavaru conducts Haydn symph no 100 mvt 2 & 3 Military View count: 89 Rating: 5.0 (4 ratings) Description: The Symphony No. 100 in G major, Hoboken I/100, is the eighth of the twelve so-called London Symphonies written by Joseph Haydn and completed in 1793 or 1794. It is popularly known as the Military Symphony Nickname (Military) The nickname "Military" derives from the second movement, which features prominent fanfares written for C-trumpets and percussion effects. One reviewer wrote after the premiere that the second movement evoked the "hellish roar of war increas[ing] to a climax of horrid sublimity!"[1] [edit] Movements The work is in standard four movement form and scored for two flutes, two oboes, two clarinets, two bassoons, two horns, two trumpets, timpani, triangle, cymbals, bass drum and strings. In several editions there is only one flute. Adagio; Allegro, 2/2 Allegretto, 2/2 in C major Menuetto: Moderato, 3/4 Presto, 6/8 The first movement is in sonata form with a slow introduction that hints at motifs that will appear later in the movement. The Allegro begins with a dancing theme which is unexpectedly scored only for flutes and oboes.[2] The strings respond by repeating the theme an octave lower. The tutti then transitions the music to the dominant key for the second theme which is simply the first theme transposed to D major.[2] This theme is briefly developed in D minor before a new theme in the dominant is stated with a rocking motif in the violins. A tutti codetta brings the exposition to a close. Following a repeat, the development begins with a grand pause of two measures, the rocking motif appears in the distant key of B-flat major and is developed upward through several keys.[2] The first theme then returns in E major and is development in tandem with the rocking motif back towards the tonic for the recapitulation. In the recapitulation, the response to the dancing flute/oboe theme is by the full tutti instead of just the strings. The rocking motif returns several times and a full tutti brings the movement to a close without a coda Tags: radu, postavaru, the, symphony, no., 100, in, major, london, symphonies, written, by, joseph, haydn, military, Author: PloestiProMusica |
