A symphony is a large orchestral piece containing multiple movements, generally composed for an orchestra. It originated in ancient Greece and was the general term for the words "harmony" and "harmony" at that time. By the time of the ancient Romans, it had evolved to refer to all instrumental ensembles and ensembles.
The characteristics of symphony are mainly reflected in the following aspects:
Played by a large orchestra: Symphonies are performed by a large orchestra that includes strings, woodwinds, brass, and percussion.
**Profound connotation: The symphony has a profound connotation, with drama, epic, tragic, heroic, or solemn style, with narrative, descriptive, lyrical, customary, etc.
Rigorously structured: The structure of the symphony is rigorous, with strong logic and coherence. There is a close connection between its various movements, which constitutes a complete ** system.
Rich sound: Symphony has a rich sound, and it is possible to create a variety of sound effects through the combination and variation of various instruments.
Expressive: The symphony has strong expressiveness, and can reveal the contradictions and conflicts in social life and people's thoughts, psychology and emotional experiences through the contrast and development of the best images.
The total symphony is a highly complex and charming form, which not only shows the artistic charm of the world, but also reflects the diverse aspects of human society.
The symphonies of the classical period have the following characteristics:
The idea is grandiose, the space is huge, the sound is rich, and the colors are gorgeous: Symphony is the main genre of Western orchestra, it is grandiose, huge, rich in sound, colorful, through the contrast and development of various images, to reveal the contradictions and conflicts in social life and people's thoughts and feelings, is a highly expressive genre.
The composition of the four movements: Classical symphonies usually consist of 4 movements, the first movement is always written in sonata style and is the most dramatic movement of the whole symphony, where the main contrasting themes are presented and unfoldedThe second movement is a slow movement (Andante, Adagio, Wide, Adagio, etc.), and you can often hear a broad, long, lyrical singing-like melodyThe third movement is a dance movement, light-hearted and lively, with Haydn and Mozart usually writing courtly minuets, while Beethoven creatively replaced the minuet with a scherzoThe fourth movement is an allegro or adagio finale, mostly written in sonata or sonata rondo style, with Haydn and Mozart's final movements always fast, clear, and lively, while Beethoven prefers to write majestic triumphal marches as the climax of the entire symphony.
Establishment of the main tone ** style: In the symphonies of the Mannheim School, the style of the main key ** is fully established, the melody is prominent, and the orchestra texture is clear;Topic.
The pace is flexible and variedClassicism focuses on the beauty of form, with passion and innovation at the same time in rigor and simplicity, flexible rhythm, unexpected pauses, changes in tempo, artificially changing the beat accent and other techniques make ** full of impetus and drama.
Main tone ** styleClassicism focuses on the beauty of form, with passion and innovation at the same time as rigor and simplicity, and has the characteristics of simplicity, solemnity and elegance in this period.