Symphony No. 3 in A minor, Op. 56
This guide follows Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 3 in A minor, Op. 56 “Scottish” (1842) in four parts: Andante con moto - Allegro un poco agitato (sonata form), Vivace non troppo (sonata form), Adagio (sonata form) and Allegro vivacissimo - Allegro maestoso assai (sonata form).
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A slow opens with a sombre melody in oboes and violas, often called the Holyrood and seen as the seed of the whole symphony. The follows, stormy but spirited, its related to the 's rising line. Then the comes in a singing clarinet. Then come the and the . In the the 's melody softly and rounds off the .
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Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.
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