Resources on Symphonies in ARMA

The symphony is well represented in ARMA by full scores of important works from eighteenth through the twentieth centuries. As with other genres the commentaries on several of these works are useful, as is Matteo Magarotto's article on The Hero's Journey: Beethoven's Symphony no. 3 in E-flat Major, Op. 55, Eroica. When your students encounter terminology specific to symphonic music, they may find ARMA's Glossary to be a useful starting point.

The scores for symphonies in ARMA include:

Symphonies
• Beethoven: Symphony no. 3 in E-flat major "Eroica", movement 1
• Beethoven: Symphony no. 3 in E-flat major "Eroica", movement 2
• Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique, movement 1
• Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique, movement 2
• Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique, movement 3
• Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique, movement 4
• Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique, movement 5
• Brahms: Symphony no. 4 in E minor, op. 98, movement 1
• Brahms: Symphony no. 4 in E minor, op. 98, movement 2
• Brahms: Symphony no. 4 in E minor, op. 98, movement 3
• Brahms: Symphony no. 4 in E minor, op. 98, movement 4
• Haydn: Symphony no. 88 in G major
• Haydn: Symphony no. 92 in G major "Oxford"
• Haydn: Symphony no. 103 in E-flat major "Drum Roll"
• Haydn: Symphony no. 104 in D major "London"
• Hindemith: Symphonie "Mathis der Maler," movement 2
• Mahler: Symphony no. 1, movement 3
• Mahler: Symphony no. 5, movement 4 "Adagietto"
• Mozart: Symphony no. 25 in G minor, K. 183
• Persichetti: Symphony for Band [Symphony no. 6]
• Schubert: Symphony in B Minor, D. 759 "Unfinished"
• Shostakovich: Symphony no. 5, Op 47, movement 2
• Still: Afro-American Symphony [Symphony no. 1], movement 1
• Tchaikovsky: Symphony no. 6, final movement
• Webern: Symphony, Op. 21

Related Symphonic Music
• Coleridge-Taylor: Symphonic Variations on an African Air

In addition to Matteo Magorotto's article on Beethoven's Third Symphony, ARMA contains commentaries on selected symphonies:

• Beethoven: Symphony no. 3, Op. 55 "Eroica" Commentary) by Jonathan Shold
• Berlioz: Symphony fantastique (Commentary) by Jonathan Shold
• Brahms: Symphony no. 4 (Commentary) by Jonathan Shold
• Haydn: Symphony no. 104 (Commentary) by Jonathan Shold
• Mahler: Symphony no. 1, movement 3 (Commentary) by James L. Zychowicz
• Mahler: Symphony no. 5, movement 4 (Commentary) by Angelo Pinto
• Mozart: Symphony no. 25 in G Minor, K. 183 (Commentary) by Jonathan Shold
• Webern: Symphony, Op. 21 (Commentary) by David H. Miller

Please use the general page for links to other Resource Pages. Additional materials are in preparation and will be available when they are ready.

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More contributions are welcome in ARMA! Contact James Zychowicz, if you would like to send a proposal.