symphony no.3 - eroica

what year

1804

instrumentation

strings, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 3 horns, 2 trumpets, timpani

how many movements

4

name of the movements

allegro con brio, marcia funebre, scherzo, allegro molto

texture

fugal elements in last mov which starts as set of variations

melodic material

short clear motifs (melodic is motific), intro of c# chrom in first mov is unusual

harmony/tonality

c# chromaticism in 1st mov, neapolitan in e min in development

4th mov

highly developed themes and variations, fugue, chnage to presto at end, starts with variation on bass line before actual theme

2nd mov

funeral march very different to typical andante movements, expanded ternary form, brief section in c maj

1st mov

sonata form but expanded, bass/cellos more independent, melody is group of motifs, everything about the movement is more dramatic that earlier symphonies