| 41677 | SYMPHONY IN D OP. 18 NO. 4: Finale |
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| Bach, Johann Christian (Arr. Debbaut, Robert) |  Score
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| Category: String Orchestra |
| Grade: Medium Difficult |
| Duration: 3:00 |
| Instrumentation: str=8.8.5.5.5 |
| Comments: W. 27. Sinfonia in D. |
| Description: Tripartite sinfonias of this era were stylistically akin to the Italian opera overtures first heard in the 17th Century. The typical format was for a lively allegro, followed by a lyrical slow section, and then a rousing finale, most often in rondo form. This work certainly conforms to this formula. Originally for pairs of oboes, bassoons, horns, trumpets, and timpani, the adaptation for strings was rather easy, as only the brass and timpani parts deviate - and only slightly - from the melodic and harmonic elements. This movement’s A-B-A-C-A form is known as a five-part rondo. In Bach’s setting, the ‘B’ section contains a second theme in D Major, which transitions to a B-prime section in A major, returning us to the second statement of the “A” theme. The larger three-part “C” section (d minor-F Major-d minor) ultimately yields to its dominant A Major, thus enabling the return of the home key for its concluding “A” section and coda. |