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Sinfonia - Baroque (1730)

1. Number of movements - 32. Form of each movement3. Orchestration / instrumentation - non standardise4. Example: Bach orchestral suite

Symphony (Early 1760)1. Number of movements - 3 or 42. Form of each movement (not yet in sonata form)3. Orchestration / instrumentation - non standardise and small scale4. Example: Haydn No.1

Symphony (Mature 1790)

1.Number of movements - 4 movements2. Form of each movement - standardise

I. Sonata formII. Binary / Ternary FormIII. Minuet and Trio / Scherzo and TrioIV. Sonata form

3. Orchestration / instrumentation - paired winds (2 flutes, 2 clarinets, 2 oboes, 2 bassoons,2 horns, 2 trumpets, 1 timpani + String sections (4 line strings)4. Example: Haydn 104

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Symphony (1810) - in between end of classical period and beginning of romantic period1. .Number of movements - 4 movements2. Form of each movement - standardise

I. Sonata formII. Binary / Ternary FormIII. Minuet and Trio / Scherzo and TrioIV. Sonata form

3. Orchestration / instrumentation - paired winds (2 flutes, 2 clarinets, 2 oboes, 2 bassoons, 2horns, 2 trumpets, 1 timpani + String sections (5 line strings)

Schubert Symphony No.5 - 1815- Number of movements - 4- Form of each movement - standardise

I. Sonata formII. Binary / Ternary FormIII. Minuet and Trio / Scherzo and TrioIV. Sonata form

- Orchestration / instrumentation = reflect the past - 1 flute, 2 oboes, 2 bassoons, 2 Horns, 4 - linestrings

Innovation:

2 points:A. Treatment of sonata form

B. Use of harmonic style

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Haydn (1732 - 1809)Mozart (1756 - 1791)Beethoven (1770 - 1826) - 1800

A chamber symphony

In terms of orchestration, there are three noticeable points to observe.

In view of paired winds, …..

In view of presence of instruments, …….

In the view of the strings parts, it is written in 4-line format instead of 5-line format - which is astandardisation of instrumentation in Schubert’s time. Schubert chose 4-line strings part (i.e. thecello and double bass played on the same staff) is a way of nostalgia to pre-Beethoven style.

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