In this film, the Vienna Philharmonic played Antonin Dvorak’s Symphony No. 9 in E Minor “From the New World.” This piece displays the serenity of the new world, with violins and violas playing pizzicato to resemble trickling streams, the basses and cellos playing fortissimo in order to represent roaring rivers, and the brass playing in unison to signify the enormous, yet beautiful mountain ranges.
Dvorak’s Symphony No. 9 contains four movements. The first movement is in sonata allegro form. Therefore, it contains the sections: exposition, a bridge, development, recapitulation, and coda. Movement I begins with the lower string section playing sweetly and smoothly, possibly representing calm seas while sailing to the new world. The tempo and dynamic soon changes to a much faster and louder sound, which is the introduction of teme I, which may represent the harsh seas encountered while sailing to the shores of the new world. This ends with dissonance in the string section, showing that they have passed the rough seas and have little to worry about anymore. The orchestra plays fortissimo in unison with a triumphant sound, representing the first glimpse of land off in the horizon and bringing and end to their travels. The sound softens as the tempo slows; at this point, theme II is introduced. Theme II has a majestic sound, a sound of beauty and …show more content…
The only contradiction is that movement IV is played much louder with a much more prominent brass section than previously heard in movent one. This movement is a very powerful ending to a beautiful piece. The use of pianissimo in between the forte parts are probably my favorite thing in the whole piece. It really shows a contrast and is a beautiful way to finish off the magnificent piece. Another thing that I love about this movement is how Dvorak chose to end it with the woodwinds playing their melody and softly, yet slowly fading away, bringing the beautiful piece to a
Dvorak’s Symphony No. 9 contains four movements. The first movement is in sonata allegro form. Therefore, it contains the sections: exposition, a bridge, development, recapitulation, and coda. Movement I begins with the lower string section playing sweetly and smoothly, possibly representing calm seas while sailing to the new world. The tempo and dynamic soon changes to a much faster and louder sound, which is the introduction of teme I, which may represent the harsh seas encountered while sailing to the shores of the new world. This ends with dissonance in the string section, showing that they have passed the rough seas and have little to worry about anymore. The orchestra plays fortissimo in unison with a triumphant sound, representing the first glimpse of land off in the horizon and bringing and end to their travels. The sound softens as the tempo slows; at this point, theme II is introduced. Theme II has a majestic sound, a sound of beauty and …show more content…
The only contradiction is that movement IV is played much louder with a much more prominent brass section than previously heard in movent one. This movement is a very powerful ending to a beautiful piece. The use of pianissimo in between the forte parts are probably my favorite thing in the whole piece. It really shows a contrast and is a beautiful way to finish off the magnificent piece. Another thing that I love about this movement is how Dvorak chose to end it with the woodwinds playing their melody and softly, yet slowly fading away, bringing the beautiful piece to a