Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 120
This guide follows Schumann’s Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 120 (1851) in three parts: Ziemlich langsam - Lebhaft (sonata form), Scherzo: Lebhaft (minuet and trio) and Langsam - Lebhaft (sonata form).
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- II:
- III -
(fairly slow), then (lively). The slow opens with the whole orchestra on a A, the upbeat to D minor, from which a low, melancholy unwinds. The bustling first of the echoes the shape of that , and the and a second- hardly break the drive. A long follows and runs until the , and then the starts. A sombre chord for the woodwinds bridges to the .
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Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.
At a glance
- I. Ziemlich langsam - Lebhaft
- II. Scherzo: Lebhaft
- III. Langsam - Lebhaft
Questions
- How long is Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 120?
- About 28 min in this recording, in 3 movements: I 10 min, II 5 min and III 10 min.
- What form are its movements in?
- I: sonata form, II: minuet and trio and III: sonata form.
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