Symphony No. 3 in C minor, Op. 78
This guide follows Saint-Saëns’s Symphony No. 3 in C minor, Op. 78 “Organ” (1886) in four parts: Adagio – Allegro moderato (sonata form), Poco adagio (theme and variations), Allegro moderato – Presto (minuet and trio) and Maestoso – Allegro (sonata form).
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A slow sets a restless tone before the begins with the agitated first . The follows, and the gentler enters and is then . The begins, and later the first is heard again. After a , the brings back the first and then the second. The fades into soft plucked notes in the cellos and basses, which lead into the slow .
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Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.
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