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How many movements does a symphony usually have?

This symphony is divided into four movements:

The first movement: sonata form, Allegro.

Second Movement: Complex Trilogy or Variations, Adagio.

The third movement: minuet or scherzo, Allegro.

The fourth movement: sonata, Rondo or Rondo sonata, Allegro.

The genre of each movement is very similar to sonata, but the scale is larger, the music theme is greatly developed, and the orchestral methods are richer, which is suitable for expressing dramatic content. Symphony Orchestra is a large orchestra in modern times, which is divided into two orchestras, three orchestras and four orchestras according to its scale, that is, small, medium and large.

Main features:

Symphonic music is not a specific genre name, but a general term for instrumental music genre. The common characteristics of this school are:

1, played by a large orchestra.

2. The connotation of music is profound, dramatic, epic, tragic and heroic, or the style is solemn, narrative, descriptive, lyrical and customary.

3. It has a rigorous structure and rich means of expression.

4. The expressive technique is clear, which can bring the audience into the artistic conception and imagination space of music.