prokofiev classical symphony

7/18/2019 Prokofiev Classical Symphony

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Why 2nd violins?

Traditional roles for every instrument

very specific attention tobowing and articulation instrings

Composite gesture

Basoon balances out entire string section

A lot of switching; for effect or for comfort?

no need to rearticulate since stringsare powerful up there; keeps the rhythmic fee ln

Where are they breathing? it’s so strange to have this in winds!Would definitely expect this to be strings

upbow!

even though they are just accompaniment, their bowing supports the violins

So Russian

So often used winds as the bed of sound under the string melody

Lovely; conversation between cellos and winds

again, what I would put in strings put instead in winds

SO RUSSIAN!whole movement as if we just stumble into something already going onthen it passes us by subtitle: the young prince’s first dance lesson

Everything about this

Even with the hoc, it sounds effortfulin a way the strings wouldnt; see rehearsal 10

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