ATTENTION: For this AEIOU article, there is probably a new version in Austria-Forum www.austria-forum.org Please click here Eroica: 3rd movement (Scherzo) Form scheme 3rd movement This 3rd movement is the first of Beethoven’s later great Scherzi that are so typical of his symphonies. bars 0-28 The staccato of the strings (pianissimo) forms the main theme. bars 28-75 The Trio consists of a theme that is presented by the 3 horns.

bars 75-115

Another start, the staccato movements of the strings still hasten along until in bar 93 the main theme can unmistakably be heard in the tonic key E-flat major, played in fortissimo by the orchestra.

bars 115-143

E-flat major, the heroic scale has been reached; in between the staccato movement you can hear the fragmented E-flat major chord; a motive in second steps - taken from the staccato movement - is played like a dialogue between woodwinds and strings.

bars 143-167

The theme of the Trio consists of a fragmented E-flat major chord; compared to the Scherzo, another world appears - the world of nature, of the horns. Now the 3 horns take over the lead. The orchestra just responds briefly. Special note: The Trio is a fearful task for the 1st horn, as it transcends the ordinary scale by a third, demanding the blowing of an E flat in the 4th octave.

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