LB 51: First Nights William Bares Fall 2005

Hector Berlioz, Symphonie fantastique — Listening Guide Recordings refer to: John Eliot Gardiner conducting the Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique, and Roger Norrington conducting the London Classical Players. RN refers to the Rehearsal Numbers found in the score available in Sourcebook II. A blank space (or spaces) indicates the continuation of the notes in the above space.

RN Gardiner Norrington Form Tonality Tempo M eter Orchestration

I. Rεveries. Passions. (Arch Form / M odified Sonata Form) — 0:00 0:00 Intro minor Largo duple soft woodwinds, horns ˚ strings 1 1:34 1:30 major faster soft strings 2 1:56 1:50 minor slowing soft woodwinds, horns, strings 3 2:51 2:41 largo

4 3:50 3:40 major soft flutes, clarinets, low strings ˚ horn, violin 1

5 4:34 4:26 transition. to theme A largo ˚ very fast woodwinds, horns, strings ˚ loud orchestra & timpani (=idée fixe) entrance ˚ flute & violin 6 5:30 5:24 transition minor very fast loud tutti 7 5:49 5:44 transition (again) loud tutti 8 6:03 6:00 theme B major woodwinds, cellos 8+17mm 6:18 6:17 repeat (back to RN5+11mm) 8+17mm 7:43 7:53 development strings with woodwind interjection (p. 554)

9 8:00 8:07 development of theme A speeding up strings alone (repeated notes) ˚ woodwinds alone

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10 8:09 8:18 episode strings alone (rising & falling chromatic line) ˚ tutti ˚ grand pause

11 8:36 8:50 intro ˚ theme A horn solo ˚ violin 2 ˚ tutti without timpani transposed 12 9:15 9:38 transition woodwinds, low strings (descending chromatic line) 13 9:29 9:54 strings with woodwind interjection 14 9:47 10:15 development of theme B contrapuntal strings

15 10:02 10:33 recapitulation & minor slowing down woodwinds & timpani ˚ upper strings development of transition 16 10:43 11:08 development of theme A major fast oboe solo & strings, clarinets, bassoons 17 11:26 11:57 recapitulation of theme A loud tutti without timpani 18 11:44 12:18 loud tutti with timpani 19 12:01 12:37 theme A minor slowing woodwinds

20 12:27 13:00 coda major fast˚slowing tutti ˚ strings ˚ strings, woodwinds, horns ˚ very slow II. Un Bal (Dance [Waltz+Trio] Form with Coda)

III. Scεne aux Champs (Theme & Variations) — 0:00 0:00 introduction major very slow triple English horn & oboe duet 37 2:08 1:40 theme oboe & violin in unison with pizzicato string punctuation 37+14mm 3:10 2:36 variation 1 oboes & violins with notes in clarinet 38 4:00 3:22 flutes & violins 38+5mm 4:22 3:41 interlude tutti

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39 5:35 4:46 transition minor ˚ strings major

39+4mm 5:47 4:59 variation 2 major violin solo alternating with woodwind solos ˚ tutti with melody in lower strings 40 6:29 5:39 transition tutti without timpani 41 7:10 6:15 transition speeding up bassoons & strings 41+4mm 7:25 6:27 idée fixe alternating with woodwinds instrumental recitative 42 8:18 7:10 minor faster, then loud tutti with entrance of one of the timpani slowing to original tempo 43 9:15 7:55 variation 3 major slow moving pizzicato middle strings with melody in clarinet & flute & first violin interjections 44 10:15 8:51 variation 4 fast repeated notes in strings, me&ering first violin, with melody in woodwinds 45 10:48 9:21 rising sequence in strings with held woodwind & horn chords 46 11:18 9:49 transition rising sequence in strings 47 11:47 10:07 coda with idée fixe theme in imitation in strings with the idée fixe alternately combined with fragments played by flute & clarinet of theme 48 13:03 11:05 closing tutti without timpani 49 14:04 11:53 return of introduction but English horn not answered by oboe but accompanied by 4 altered timpani ˚ final cadence with horn & strings IV. Marche au Supplice (March or Scherzo+Trio / Modified Sonata Form)

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— 0:00 0:00 introduction minor medium fast duple timpani & pizzicato strings with soft French horns

50 0:24 0:26 theme A tutti ˚ lower strings 51 1:03 1:08 theme A with first theme A in upper strings, countermelody in lower strings, countermelody timpani returns as in the introduction 52 1:18 1:25 theme A inverted with theme A in lower strings, theme upside down in upper second countermelody strings, new countermelody played by bassoons 53 1:35 1:46 theme B (=trio) major loud tutti with prominent low trombone notes — 2:00 2:13 repeat from beginning

53+17mm 4:00 4:26 development minor brass alternating with strings & winds ˚ theme A divided between different instruments 54 4:15 4:45 development of theme B in tutti with counterpoint in strings new key 55 4:40 5:12 return of opening brass (now with timpani) alternating with strings & winds developmental material 56 4:54 5:27 development of theme A theme in bassoons & low brass, rising sequences in strings & ˚ recapitulation winds

57 5:18 5:54 inversion of theme A ˚ major tutti (almost completely in unison) ˚ strings transition 58 5:50 6:31 closing material major/min alternation of major chord in woodwinds & brass with minor or chord in strings

59 6:05 6:49 idée fixe ˚ conclusion major clarinet solo ˚ loud tutti chord ˚ pizzicato in low strings ˚ loud tutti final chords V. Song d’une nuit du Sabbat (Modified Sonata Form)

— 0:00 0:00 “Introduction”: spooky minor slow duple 6 part violins with cellos, basses & timpani ˚ + woodwinds intro. Page 4 of 6 LB 51: First Nights William Bares Fall 2005 RN Gardiner Norrington Form Tonality Tempo M eter Orchestration

60 0:26 0:22 horns, bassoons, trombones ˚ woodwinds ˚ horn solo

61 0:47 0:42 repeat of opening 6 part violins with cellos, basses & timpani ˚ + woodwinds “spooky” material

62 1:14 1:07 horns, bassoons, trombones ˚ woodwinds ˚ horn solo

62+5mm 1:29 1:24 parody of idée fixe major fast ˚ faster triple/d clarinet solo with timpani ˚ loud tutti uple

63 1:47 1:43 minor fast woodwinds (esp. E= Clarinet)

64 2:11 2:09 continuation of idée fixe minor fast woodwinds, horns, strings ˚ loud tutti

65 2:36 2:35 introduction to Round rising string figure ˚ bassoon, cellos, & basses in unison ˚ Dance figure (after bells) bells

66 3:15 3:20 “Exposition”: introduction long notes in bells ˚ bassoons & tubas in unison ˚ brass ˚ to Dies Irae, then Dies Irae woodwinds & strings followed by two repeats in shorter note values 67 3:58 4:04 more Dies Irae long notes in bassoons & bells with plucked accompaniment in lower strings

68 4:23 4:22 long notes in bassoons with arco in lower strings ˚ brass ˚ woodwinds 69 4:56 5:09 “Transition”: introduction major strings alternating with horns & bassoons to Witches’ Round Dance 70 5:14 5:22 Witches’ Round Dance slightly slower strings with horn & bassoon interjections (exposition of fugue) 71 5:25 5:42 strings with tune in brass 72 5:42 5:59 fugal episode loud tutti 73 5:57 6:15 partial counter exposition Page 5 of 6 LB 51: First Nights William Bares Fall 2005 RN Gardiner Norrington Form Tonality Tempo M eter Orchestration

74 6:09 6:30 “Development” tutti alternating with upper woodwinds & upper strings 75 6:32 6:57 upper woodwinds & upper strings, trill in first violin 76 6:42 7:06 tune in plucked lower strings & bassoons, trills in upper strings 77 6:58 7:26 remembrance of Dies Irae tune is in horns, bassoons, & lower strings first phrase 78 7:14 7:43 more imitation of Witches’ lower strings with timpani Round Dance tune

79 7:25 8:01 lower strings with timpani ˚ + woodwinds 80 7:43 8:18 loud tutti

81 7:54 8:32 “Recapitulation / Climax”: major/min Witches’ Dance in lower strings ˚ + Dies Irae in woodwinds Witches’ Round Dance & or & brass Dies Irae combined 82 8:21 9:02 transition minor strings

83 8:30 9:12 Witches’ Round Dance strings play col legno ˚ tune in woodwinds & horns tune is augmented (=slowed down) 84 8:50 9:39 loud tutti

85 9:07 9:57 Dies Irae / “Coda” faster & faster tremolo in strings with tune in tubas & bassoons ˚ tutti 86 9:28 10:21 major tutti

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