Generally speaking, the 1st mov't of a symphony is usually in what is known as "sonata form": exposition, development, recapitulation and coda.
a symphony.
The minuet is usually the third movement of a symphony or sonata.
No. The first movement is in the sonata/allegro form. The famous theme and variations for which the symphony is known make up the second movement.
Haydn
The order of movement in a symphony was broken down into four or five parts. The first part was usually a slow introduction, followed by a slow movement, then a minuet, and finally a rondo or sonata-allegro.
a symphony.
The minuet is usually the third movement of a symphony or sonata.
No. The first movement is in the sonata/allegro form. The famous theme and variations for which the symphony is known make up the second movement.
The first movement in a symphony, concerto or sonata is usually organized in sonata form. That could be called the most highly organized movement.
Haydn
Very commonly, the first movement of a symphony appears in Sonata form. If it is one of the later symphonies (Mozart, for example), it will likely have 4 movements. The second would be some type of slow movement in a binary form. The 3rd would often be a minuet and trio, followed by a closing movement in Sonata form again.
The order of movement in a symphony was broken down into four or five parts. The first part was usually a slow introduction, followed by a slow movement, then a minuet, and finally a rondo or sonata-allegro.
Cyclical Form.
They typically have 4 movements - 1st movement: Allegro (fast) in sonata form 2nd movement: Slow 3rd movement: Minuet (a dance with three beats in a bar) 4th movement: Allegro
Early classical symphonies included a minuet and trio movement, which is by definition dance-based. Later symphonies (from Beethoven onwards) tended to replace the minuet by a scherzo (meaning 'joke'), which is usually strongly rhythmical and may be dancelike.
Beginning with Haydn, the form most often used in the fourth movement was the rondo or rondo/finale. Very seldom the sonata/allegro form typical of the first movement has also been used in the fourth.
Theme and variations