Symphony Atlas

Form

Ternary form

Ternary form is the simplest three-part design: a first section, a contrasting middle, and a return of the first section. The labels are A, B, A. When the return is changed, usually by adding decoration or shortening it, it is labelled A1.

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HaydnSymphony No. 100 in G major1794HaydnSymphony No. 101 in D major1794HaydnPiano Sonata in C major, Hob. XVI:501795MozartPiano Sonata No. 10 in C major, K. 3301783MozartPiano Sonata No. 11 in A major, K. 3311783BeethovenPiano Sonata No. 2 in A major, Op. 2 No. 21795BeethovenPiano Sonata No. 3 in C major, Op. 2 No. 31795BeethovenPiano Sonata No. 4 in E-flat major, Op. 71797BeethovenPiano Sonata No. 6 in F major, Op. 10 No. 21798BeethovenPiano Sonata No. 7 in D major, Op. 10 No. 31798BeethovenPiano Sonata No. 9 in E major, Op. 14 No. 11799BeethovenPiano Sonata No. 12 in A-flat major, Op. 261801BeethovenPiano Sonata No. 13 in E-flat major, Op. 27 No. 11801BeethovenPiano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 21801BeethovenPiano Sonata No. 15 in D major, Op. 281801BeethovenPiano Sonata No. 21 in C major, Op. 531804BeethovenSymphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 551804BeethovenPiano Sonata No. 25 in G major, Op. 791809BeethovenSymphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 921812BeethovenPiano Sonata No. 28 in A major, Op. 1011816BeethovenPiano Sonata No. 31 in A-flat major, Op. 1101821MendelssohnViolin Concerto in E minor, Op. 641844WagnerTristan und Isolde: Vorspiel1859BrahmsPiano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 151858BrahmsSymphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 681876BrahmsSymphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 901883TchaikovskySymphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 641888TchaikovskySymphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 741893DvorakSymphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 951893BartókString Quartet No. 1, Op. 71909