Can anyone give me information on Felix Mendelssohns piece Sinfonia IX?
Here is a book which discusses the piece: Jones, Mary Lou Teaching Music through Performance in Orchestra MT125.T435 2001 v.2 p. 646 I found this listing right here: http://www.lib.utk.edu/music/analysis/ The other contributors chew me out when I analyze compositions for music students, but I can’t resist. I can’t guarantee that all of this is right, but I’ll do my best. I am going by a set of youtube videos: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=urykeYMyQn… In the first movement, the slow introduction starts in c minor and ends in Eb major, if my pitch memory serves me right. The exposition consists of a first theme in C major (2:33) and a second theme in G major (3:38). The development starts at about 4:58. The first theme is recapped at 6:09. The second theme is recapped at 7:09, but somewhat unconventionally. Whereas it is customary to recapitulate both
