Edit Composition: Symphony in E-flat (A. Reicha)

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Description:	composed in Bonn, c. 1790–91 '''Instrumentation:''' flute, two oboes, two bassoons, two trumpets, two horns, timpani, and strings Of the four symphonies Reicha wrote in Bonn, the Symphony in E-Flat Major is in many respects the most forward-looking. As with the rest of his Bonn orchestral music, he works on a broad canvas, fashioning a work that in its entirety lasts over half an hour. It is possible that his overall design, including the choice of C minor for the third movement, was influenced by his uncle [[Josef Reicha\|Josef’s]] [[Symphony_in_E-flat_(J._Reicha)\| symphony in the same key]]. The second movement begins as a true funeral march in the most extravagant contemporary French style whose second half, quite unconventionally, departs into a very different character. The fiery third movement is a “Menuetto” in name only: its rapid tempo and minor-key fury show all the hallmarks of the Beethovenian scherzo, here made all the more interesting for being contemporaneous with Beethoven’s own first essays in the style.<br> <br> == Sources == # Mentioned in [[A-Wst, H.I.N.-118544 (Anton Reicha to Artaria & Co.)\|Reicha's letter to Artaria from October 1797.]] # Autograph Score, Bibliothèque nationale de France (F-Pn), MS-9153 ::[[F-Pn,_MS-9153_(A._Reicha,_Symphony_in_E-flat)\|Analysis]] ::[https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b52514628q Scan at Gallica] ==Overview== === I. Allegro=== [[File:A. Reicha Symphony in Eb – I.png\|500px\|frameless\|thumb]]<br> E-flat major<br> 400 measures<br> <br> === II. Largo=== [[File:A. Reicha Symphony in Eb - II.png\|500px\|frameless\|thumb]]<br> G minor – E-flat major<br> 55 measures<br> <br> === III. Menuetto molto vivace – Trio=== [[File:A. Reicha Symphony in Eb - III.png\|1000px\|frameless\|thumb]]<br> C minor – E-flat major<br> 86 measures<br> <br> === IV. Finale. Allegro molto vivace=== [[File:A. Reicha Symphony in Eb - IV.png\|500px\|frameless\|thumb]]<br> E-flat major<br> 510 measures<br> <br>
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