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Thursday, November 11, 2010

11/11 Symphony No. 4, Pt 2 (Analysis, Kleiber)

(Kandinsky Boogie)
Beethoven, Symphony 4, Movements III and IV (continued from yesterday)
Now we're gonna boogie...

Movement III

Minuet 1
-A Jagged rhythmic motifs w chromatic middle phrase
-A 2nd time
-B - Jagged motif now in Db followed by fugal counterpoint
-A1 - bigger version with add'l arching figures and tutti cadence
-B, 2nd time (jagged, counterpoint)
-A1 , 2nd time

Trio 1 - slower
-C - rustic winds
-D - bassoon and horns join in
-C1 w trilling strings and thicker orchestration

Minuet 2

Trio 2

Coda (Minuet 3)
-A1 - Joyous conclusion to set the mood for riotous final movement


Movement IV


Exposition
-Theme 1 in Bb
--Pt 1 - scurrying strings start off high and low
--Pt 2 - partner harmony melody
--Pt 3 - lyric motif is inverted previous motif
--Pt 4 - tutti into closed cadence
-Modulating Bridge - arpeggios
-Theme 2 in F
--A - oboe and flute melody
--A1 - low strings counter subject
--B - winds motif alternates w string phrase
--C - tutti, leading into theme 1 motif variations tutti syncopations
-Cadence phrase
--Pt 1 - theme 2 motifs
--Pt 2 - Accents ending into F Major closed cadence

Exposition Repeat

Development
-Pt 1 - quiet Theme 1 motifs build
-Pt 2 - false climax
-Pt 3 - modulating from G minor to foriegn keys
-Pt 4 - Theme 1 motifs re-emerge
-Pt 5 - 2nd false climax
-Pt 6 - energy drops to prepare for bassoon cadenza

Recapitulation
-Theme 1, abbreviated
-Modulating Bridge, extended
-Theme 2 winds theme
--A, A1
--B
--C
-Cadence
--Pt 1 - Theme 2 var
--Pt 2 - accented tuttis

Coda
-Pt 1 - quiet Theme 1
-Pt 2 w Clarinet and Bassoon solo 2, dramatic tutti leading to another...
-Pt 3 - ...last go around
-Pt 4 - winds and strings play quiet Theme 1 motifs, a pregnant pause before final tutti...

I really love the 4th movement - it's like an unlimited energy source!

(Analysed with the assistance of Robert Greenberg's Teaching Company Wordscore guide.)

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