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.

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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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Symphony No. 9 in E minor movement III. Scherzo: Allegro pesante