Symphony in E-flat (A. Reicha) - Revision history

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	== Sources ==		== 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		# Autograph Score, Bibliothèque nationale de France (F-Pn), MS-9153
	::*[[F-Pn,_MS-9153_(A._Reicha,_Symphony_in_E-flat)\|Analysis]]		::*[[F-Pn,_MS-9153_(A._Reicha,_Symphony_in_E-flat)\|Analysis]]

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	'''Instrumentation:''' flute, two oboes, two bassoons, two trumpets, two horns, timpani, and strings		'''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 [[Symphony_in_E-flat_(J._Reicha)\|~~Josef’s~~ 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>		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>
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	\|Composition:Description=composed in Bonn, c. 1790–91		\|Composition:Description=composed in Bonn, c. 1790–91

	~~for~~ flute, two oboes, two bassoons, two trumpets, two horns, timpani, and strings		'''Instrumentation:''' flute, two oboes, two bassoons, two trumpets, two horns, timpani, and strings

	~~While~~ in Bonn, ~~where he lived between 1785 and 1794, Anton Reicha composed a considerable number of works for large orchestra, including at least four symphonies and six overtures. Stylistically, they run~~ the ~~gamut between Mozartean elegance and movements of astounding precocity and radicality. The~~ Symphony in E-Flat Major is in many respects the most forward-looking ~~of these early four~~. 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 [[Symphony_in_E-flat_(J._Reicha)\|Josef’s 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>		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 [[Symphony_in_E-flat_(J._Reicha)\|Josef’s 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>
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	\|Composition:Title=Symphony in E-flat		\|Composition:Title=Symphony in E-flat
	\|Composition:Score=Conducting Score - Symphony in Eb (A. Reicha).pdf		\|Composition:Score=Conducting Score - Symphony in Eb (A. Reicha).pdf
	\|Composition:Description=composed in Bonn, c. ~~1790–1793~~		\|Composition:Description=composed in Bonn, c. 1790–91

	for flute, two oboes, two bassoons, two trumpets, two horns, timpani, and strings		for flute, two oboes, two bassoons, two trumpets, two horns, timpani, and strings
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	== Sources ==		== Sources ==
	# Autograph Score, Bibliothèque nationale de France (F-Pn), MS-9153		# Autograph Score, Bibliothèque nationale de France (F-Pn), MS-9153
	*[[F-Pn,_MS-9153_(A._Reicha,_Symphony_in_E-flat)\|Analysis]]		::*[[F-Pn,_MS-9153_(A._Reicha,_Symphony_in_E-flat)\|Analysis]]
	*[https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b52514628q Scan at Gallica]		::*[https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b52514628q Scan at Gallica]

	==Overview==		==Overview==

JDWpianist at 23:15, 4 February 2023

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	== Sources ==		== Sources ==
	# Autograph Score, Bibliothèque nationale de France (F-Pn), MS-9153		# Autograph Score, Bibliothèque nationale de France (F-Pn), MS-9153
	*[[F-Pn, MS-~~9153~~\|Analysis]]		*[[F-Pn,_MS-9153_(A._Reicha,_Symphony_in_E-flat)\|Analysis]]
	*[https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b52514628q Scan at Gallica]		*[https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b52514628q Scan at Gallica]

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	for flute, two oboes, two bassoons, two trumpets, two horns, timpani, and strings		for flute, two oboes, two bassoons, two trumpets, two horns, timpani, and strings

	While in Bonn, where he lived between 1785 and 1794, Anton Reicha composed a considerable number of works for large orchestra, including at least four symphonies and six overtures. Stylistically, they run the gamut between Mozartean elegance and movements of astounding precocity and radicality. The Symphony in E-Flat Major is in many respects the most forward-looking of these early four. 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 [[Symphony_in_E-flat_(J._Reicha)\|Josef’s 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.		While in Bonn, where he lived between 1785 and 1794, Anton Reicha composed a considerable number of works for large orchestra, including at least four symphonies and six overtures. Stylistically, they run the gamut between Mozartean elegance and movements of astounding precocity and radicality. The Symphony in E-Flat Major is in many respects the most forward-looking of these early four. 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 [[Symphony_in_E-flat_(J._Reicha)\|Josef’s 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>
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			== Sources ==
			# Autograph Score, Bibliothèque nationale de France (F-Pn), MS-9153
			*[[F-Pn, MS-9153\|Analysis]]
			*[https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b52514628q Scan at Gallica]

	==Overview==		==Overview==
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	*E-flat major<br>		*E-flat major<br>
	*400 measures<br>		*400 measures<br>
			<br>

	=== II. Largo===		=== II. Largo===
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	*G minor – E-flat major<br>		*G minor – E-flat major<br>
	*55 measures<br>		*55 measures<br>
			<br>

	=== III. Menuetto molto vivace – Trio===		=== III. Menuetto molto vivace – Trio===
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	*C minor – E-flat major<br>		*C minor – E-flat major<br>
	*86 measures<br>		*86 measures<br>
			<br>

	=== IV. Finale. Allegro molto vivace===		=== IV. Finale. Allegro molto vivace===
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	*E-flat major<br>		*E-flat major<br>
	*510 measures<br>		*510 measures<br>
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	~~== External Links ==~~
	* [https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b52514628q Autograph Score in the Bibliothèque nationale de France, MS-9153]
	}}		}}

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	for flute, two oboes, two bassoons, two trumpets, two horns, timpani, and strings		for flute, two oboes, two bassoons, two trumpets, two horns, timpani, and strings

	While in Bonn, where he lived between 1785 and 1794, Anton Reicha composed a considerable number of works for large orchestra, including at least four symphonies and six overtures. Stylistically, they run the gamut between Mozartean elegance and movements of astounding precocity and radicality. The Symphony in E-Flat Major is in many respects the most forward-looking of these early four. 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’s 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.		While in Bonn, where he lived between 1785 and 1794, Anton Reicha composed a considerable number of works for large orchestra, including at least four symphonies and six overtures. Stylistically, they run the gamut between Mozartean elegance and movements of astounding precocity and radicality. The Symphony in E-Flat Major is in many respects the most forward-looking of these early four. 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 [[Symphony_in_E-flat_(J._Reicha)\|Josef’s 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.

	==Overview==		==Overview==

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	=== III. Menuetto molto vivace – Trio===		=== III. Menuetto molto vivace – Trio===
	[[File:A. Reicha Symphony in Eb - III.1.png\|~~500px\|frameless\|thumb]]<br>~~		[[File:A. Reicha Symphony in Eb - III.png\|1000px\|frameless\|thumb]]<br>
	~~[[File:A. Reicha Symphony in Eb - III.2.png\|500px~~\|frameless\|thumb]]<br>
	*C minor – E-flat major<br>		*C minor – E-flat major<br>
	*86 measures<br>		*86 measures<br>

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	While in Bonn, where he lived between 1785 and 1794, Anton Reicha composed a considerable number of works for large orchestra, including at least four symphonies and six overtures. Stylistically, they run the gamut between Mozartean elegance and movements of astounding precocity and radicality. The Symphony in E-Flat Major is in many respects the most forward-looking of these early four. 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’s 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.		While in Bonn, where he lived between 1785 and 1794, Anton Reicha composed a considerable number of works for large orchestra, including at least four symphonies and six overtures. Stylistically, they run the gamut between Mozartean elegance and movements of astounding precocity and radicality. The Symphony in E-Flat Major is in many respects the most forward-looking of these early four. 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’s 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.

	==~~Structure~~==		==Overview==
	=== I. Allegro===		=== I. Allegro===
	[[File:A. Reicha Symphony in Eb – I.png\|500px\|thumb~~\|left~~]]<br>		[[File:A. Reicha Symphony in Eb – I.png\|500px\|frameless\|thumb]]<br>
	*E-flat major<br>		*E-flat major<br>
	*400 measures<br>		*400 measures<br>

	=== II. Largo===		=== II. Largo===
	[[File:A. Reicha Symphony in Eb - II.png\|500px\|thumb~~\|left~~]]<br>		[[File:A. Reicha Symphony in Eb - II.png\|500px\|frameless\|thumb]]<br>
	*G minor – E-flat major<br>		*G minor – E-flat major<br>
	*55 measures<br>		*55 measures<br>
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	=== III. Menuetto molto vivace – Trio===		=== III. Menuetto molto vivace – Trio===
	[[File:A. Reicha Symphony in Eb - III.1.png\|500px\|thumb~~\|left~~]]		[[File:A. Reicha Symphony in Eb - III.1.png\|500px\|frameless\|thumb]]<br>
	[[File:A. Reicha Symphony in Eb - III.2.png\|500px\|thumb~~\|left~~]]<br>		[[File:A. Reicha Symphony in Eb - III.2.png\|500px\|frameless\|thumb]]<br>
	*C minor – E-flat major<br>		*C minor – E-flat major<br>
	*86 measures<br>		*86 measures<br>

	=== IV. Finale. Allegro molto vivace===		=== IV. Finale. Allegro molto vivace===
	[[File:A. Reicha Symphony in Eb - IV.png\|500px\|thumb~~\|left~~]]<br>		[[File:A. Reicha Symphony in Eb - IV.png\|500px\|frameless\|thumb]]<br>
	*E-flat major<br>		*E-flat major<br>
	*510 measures<br>		*510 measures<br>

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	==Structure==		==Structure==
	=== I. Allegro===		=== I. Allegro===
	[[File:A. Reicha Symphony in Eb – I.png\|500px\|thumb\|left]]~~ ~~		[[File:A. Reicha Symphony in Eb – I.png\|500px\|thumb\|left]]<br>
	*E-flat major<br>		*E-flat major<br>
	*400 measures<br>		*400 measures<br>

	=== II. Largo===		=== II. Largo===
	[[File:A. Reicha Symphony in Eb - II.png\|500px\|thumb\|left]]~~ ~~		[[File:A. Reicha Symphony in Eb - II.png\|500px\|thumb\|left]]<br>
	*G minor – E-flat major<br>		*G minor – E-flat major<br>
	*55 measures<br>		*55 measures<br>
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	=== III. Menuetto molto vivace – Trio===		=== III. Menuetto molto vivace – Trio===
	[[File:A. Reicha Symphony in Eb - III.1.png\|500px\|thumb\|left]]		[[File:A. Reicha Symphony in Eb - III.1.png\|500px\|thumb\|left]]
	[[File:A. Reicha Symphony in Eb - III.2.png\|500px\|thumb\|left]]~~ ~~		[[File:A. Reicha Symphony in Eb - III.2.png\|500px\|thumb\|left]]<br>
	*C minor – E-flat major<br>		*C minor – E-flat major<br>
	*86 measures<br>		*86 measures<br>

	=== IV. Finale. Allegro molto vivace===		=== IV. Finale. Allegro molto vivace===
	[[File:A. Reicha Symphony in Eb - IV.png\|500px\|thumb\|left]]~~ ~~		[[File:A. Reicha Symphony in Eb - IV.png\|500px\|thumb\|left]]<br>
	*E-flat major<br>		*E-flat major<br>
	*510 measures<br>		*510 measures<br>