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.
Some characteristics that many symphonies have in common are that they are tonal and written in four movements. The first movement is often in sonata form.