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Symp hony No. 1 in G Minor ("The Muse in the Attic") / Joseph Dillon Ford [notated music]

Title

Symp hony No. 1 in G Minor ("The Muse in the Attic") [notated music]

Composer

Ford, Joseph Dillon, 1952-2017

Place of Publication/Creation

Sherborn, MA

Published/Created

1999

Type of Material

notated music

Genre

notated music

Publisher

Joseph Dillon For

Distributor

https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/search?Ntt=joseph+dillon+for

Language

Unknown

Forms

electronic resource

remote

Physical Description

1 score (66 pages)

Media

unmediated

Carrier

volume

Contents Note

Full Symphony. Composed by Joseph Dillon Ford. 20th Century, Neo-Classical. Score, Full score 66 pages..

Summary

The intensely dramatic first movement Allegro, in sonata form, evokes the Sturm und Drang of late-eighteenth-century Viennese neoclassicism. -- The 2nd movement, known simply as "Andantino" in its symphonic form, began life as "Geisterreigen" ("Dance of the Spirits")--one of the Four Romantic Piano Pieces. It carries forth the pathos of the Sonatine in E Minor of the same series, but here there is less turbulence and more somber dignity. Structurally, the piece might be described as a scherzo with double trio. -- The theme and most of the coda of the dramatic finale comprise a nearly literal orchestration of Beethoven's setting for voice and piano of "The Sweetest Lad Was Jamie," Op. 108, No. 5. -- Within this framework, fifteen original variations have been interpolated, some of which emphasize the original folksong melody, but many of which are polyphonically complex or otherwise extremely free iterations of or allusions to the borrowed material.

Notes

Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, Horns, Trumpets, Violins, Viola, Cello, Bass.

ISMN with hyphens: 979-0-58063-000-1

Description based on ISMN data provided by the publisher.

Music notation

Staff notation.

Subject

Symphonies

International Standard Music Number (ISMN)

9790580630001

Last Updated: 03-26-2022