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Joseph Haydn (Austrian, 1732-1809). He was known as the 'Father of the Symphony'.

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Q: Who was the famous composr of the classical period who established the overall form of the symphony in four contrasting movements?
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How many movements does a conventional classical symphony have?

4 usually.


The classical concerto differs from the symphony in that it does not have a movement that the symphony has. What is that movement?

As a general rule, a classical symphony has four movements and a classical concerto has three. The nature of their respective first movements and finales is likely to be similar in each case. Each genre will also usually have a slower, more lyrical movement. What a symphony will also have, and a concerto will lack, is a movement cast as a minuet and trio or scherzo and trio.


Unity is achieved in the classical symphony partly by the use of the same?

key in three of its four movements


The third movement of a Classical symphony is most frequently in?

Theme and variation was an entire form of classical music, consisting of its own movements.


Does a symphony have exactly four movements?

Most symphonies have four movements, although composers are free to give their symphonies as many or as few movements as they like. The classical symphony as perfected by Haydn and Mozart almost without exception consisted of four movements. Beethoven connected the third and fourth movements of his 5th Symphony. Since that time it has varied more. For instance, Samuel Barber's first symphony is in one continuous movement with four differing sections. Cesar Franck's is probably the most famous three-movement symphony.


When was Symphony in Three Movements created?

Symphony in Three Movements was created in 1972.


What style was Three Movements for Orchestra Symphony No. 1 written in?

Mozart and Hayden, he eventually lead to the development of the Romantic Classical style away from them and broke the rules


What movement of a classical symphony or string quartet is usually in a dance like form such as minuet and trio?

The minuet is usually the third movement of a symphony or sonata.


What best describes the psychological progression of Symphony No 5 in C Minor?

i'm no expert but the fith symphony is quite political and its the first symphony to weave together the four movements in a clear and coherent manner. having said that i dont believe this symphony is the turning point in Beethovens music, himself or the classical repotoir. i believe it started earlier. but i suppose psychologically it is an early advancement to the 9th symphony and thereafter the birth of the Romantic period. the fith symphony provides the blurring lines and window from the classical period to the rromantic


What was Beethoven's fifth symphony?

classical


Does a symphony have only 4 movements?

No


Who was the composer of the classic symphony?

Specifically using the name "Classical Symphony"? Serge Prokofiev, who wrote it as a tribute to the classical era composers of the past.