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classic music/Robert Schumann

Schumann : Symphony No. 3 in E flat major op. 97 "Rheinish"

by 고자길동 2018. 2. 22.



Genre: Symphony

Composer: Schumann

Title: Symphony No. 3 in E flat major op. 97 "Rheinish"


Composition Year: November 2, 1850 to December 9

Place of composition: Düsseldorf

Published / edited: 1851, Jim Locke Publishers

Dedication and instrumentation: Schumann became the conductor of Duesseldorf in 1850 with the recommendation of Ferdinand Healer. In September of that year, he moved to Dusseldorf from Dresden. So it is usually called "line symphony".

First Year: February 6, 1851

Premiere Place: Düsseldorf

Starring: Composer's own conduct





Instrumentation / vocalist / characters


Flute 2, Oboe 2, Clarinet 2, Fano 2,

Horn 4 (2 in the third movement),

Trumpet 2 (except the third movement),

Trombone 3 (4th and 5th movement only)

Timpani (except the third movement),

5 prefectures




Composition of movements


1 movement Lebhaft "animated" E flat major, 3/4 beat. Sonata format. Forte's first theme started. The second theme begins with the Oboe and clarinet in G minor, followed by the flute and the violin. The power generation part is slightly longer than the presentation part and the reconstruction part.


2 movement Scherzo: Sehr mäßig "very gentle" C major, 3/4 beat. It is a folk dance form of the Rondo style (A-B-A-C-A). The theme was played with façade, viola and cello.


3 movement Nicht schnell "not fast" A flat major, 4/4 beat. A-B-C-B-A because A-B-B-A is a mixture of two-part format and three-part format and the transition part (C) has an independent theme. Also, it can be called a rondo form because the short part A of A appears between the first C-B.


4 movements Feierlich "magnificently" E flat forged, 4/4 beat. It is composed of three parts and has one basic theme. The theme is presented by the horn and the trombone that first appeared in this movement. Afterwards, the sound is played with prefecture, woodwind, and brass. The second part is 3/2 time (twice as fast as the previous one). Part 3 also has 4/2 tempo, which is twice as fast as the second part.


5 movement Lebhaft "lively" E flat major, 2/2 beat. Sonata format. The first theme, where the violin starts on the bass line, is further developed in the power section. The generator starts with p and forms a long crescendo from the reproduction of the first theme ff.

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