III. Scherzo: Allegro pesante
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"III. Scherzo: Allegro pesante" is the vigorous, rhythmically driving scherzo movement of Antonín Dvořák’s Symphony No. 9 in E minor, often noted for its dance-like energy and dramatic contrasts.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
orchestral scherzo
ⓘ
symphony movement ⓘ |
| associatedWith | New World Symphony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToRepertoire | standard symphonic repertoire ⓘ |
| catalogueNumber |
B. 178
ⓘ
Op. 95 ⓘ |
| characteristic |
dance-like energy
ⓘ
dramatic contrasts ⓘ rhythmically driving ⓘ vigorous ⓘ |
| commonlyStudiedIn |
music history courses
ⓘ
music theory courses ⓘ |
| composer | Antonín Dvořák NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composerNationality | Czech ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Bohemia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dynamicProfile | wide dynamic contrasts ⓘ |
| frequentlyPerformedWith | all four movements of Symphony No. 9 ⓘ |
| genre | scherzo ⓘ |
| hasSection |
scherzo
ⓘ
trio ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Czech dance rhythms
ⓘ
folk-inspired melodic writing ⓘ |
| key | E minor ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | Italian ⓘ |
| movementNumber | 3 ⓘ |
| movementOf | Symphony No. 9 in E minor, "From the New World" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
contrasting trio section
ⓘ
strong accentuation ⓘ syncopated rhythms ⓘ |
| orchestration | full Romantic symphony orchestra ⓘ |
| orderInSymphony | third movement ⓘ |
| partOfWork |
New World Symphony
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95, B. 178 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionInForm |
follows Largo
ⓘ
precedes Allegro con fuoco ⓘ |
| premiereConductor | Anton Seidl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premieredAsPartOf | premiere of Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1893-12-16 ⓘ |
| premiereLocation | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereOrchestra | New York Philharmonic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereVenue | Carnegie Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedAsPartOf | complete recordings of Dvořák Symphony No. 9 ⓘ |
| rhythmicProfile | driving dotted rhythms ⓘ |
| stylePeriod | Romantic ⓘ |
| tempoIndication | Allegro pesante ⓘ |
| title | III. Scherzo: Allegro pesante NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tonalCenter | E minor ⓘ |
| typicalDuration | approximately 7–9 minutes ⓘ |
| workType | orchestral movement ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.