HAYDN SYMPHONY NO. 26 IN Dm
1. Listen through the piece a couple of times with your score – remember the repeat marks!
2. Research and write full notes on what a symphony is.
3. Research and write notes on the early orchestra in the time of Haydn – how big was it?
How many / what instruments?
4. Research and write full notes on sontata form.
5. Research and write notes on what ‘sturm und drang’ is.
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What key is it in? (1)
What rhythm is played by the violins 1 – 8? (1)
The horns natural horns in D. What do we mean by ‘natural horns’? (1)
As they are in D. it means that a written C sounds a D a major 7th lower. What note is heard
in bars 1 and 2 therefore? (1)
Which line is the oboe almost copying exactly? (1)
What cadence do you hear 8-9? (1)
How is bar 10 related to bar 9? (2)
What 2 chords are heard in bar 9,10,11,12? (2)
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14. What chord is outlined by the violins in bar 13? (1)
15. What is the technical name for the minim E in the violin in bar 16? (1)
16. What key is the music in at bar 17? (1)
17. Describe the violin I line 17 – 36. (2)
18. Describe the melody line in the oboe 17 – 39 as accurately as possible. (4)
19. Where is the only chromatic note in the melody line here? (1)
20. Find 2 examples of appoggiaturas in the oboe melody line 17 – 39. (2)
21. What is the texture 17 – 39? (1)
22. What is the texture 43? (1)
23. What playing technique is demonstrated in the violins in bar 44? (1)
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24. How are 55-56 related to 53-54? (2)
25. What key 55-56? (1)
26. What chord progression can you hear 57 – 63? (1)
27. How is the melody line developed 57 – 63? (1)
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28. What key 64 – 74? (1)
29. What chord is outlined in the violin I at 69? (1)
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30. What key at 80? (1)
31. Where is the music 80+ from originally? (1)
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32. What key is the music in at 100 and how does this relate to the main key overall? (2)
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What 3 instruments are playing the main theme 100+? (3)
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34. What do we call this ‘ending’ material at the end of a movement? (1)
35. Find an example of triple stopping in the strings. (1)
36. What is the final cadence? (1)