Analyze a sympony

1. A BASIC ANALYSIS – things to consider… A full description of what you heard,
comparing and contrasting the 4 movements from the symphony you choose to
analyze. Use specific information (terms, etc.) that you have learned from the course in
your descriptions. A majority of your paper should be a description of what you SAW in
the SCORE and a comparison of the similarities and differences between the movements
of the symphony you choose to analyze.
Use these five categories to analyze and compare the four movements of the symphony (one
movement at a time):
1. Tonality – Major or minor tonality?
2. Tempo – fast, slow, moderate, gradually changing (Note: each movement is named a
tempo marking)
3. Meter – duple, triple, or quadruple
4. Dynamics – loud, soft, gradually changing?
5. Articulation – accent, staccato, sforzando, tenuto, fermata, legato?
6. Background information that you find about the composer and the symphony you are
analyzing on the Internet. After you study the score and read information about the
symphony, watch the performance (YouTube). Then write your analysis. And don’t
forget to cite your sources at the end of the paper.
2. WRITING STYLE: Grammar, spelling, syntax, rhetoric and addressing all of the
guidelines as listed above.
3. How will the report be graded?
The report MUST contain the following:
• The title of the symphony and the composer.
• Write one paragraph on the composer of the work
• List each of the four movements and analyze each movement separately. Then compare
each movement with the other movements.
• Cite your sources at the end of the paper (Not in the body of the paper!)
4. How should the report be formatted?
• Typed, average size font (11-12), double-spaced.
• Minimum: Approximately three to four pages. Maximum:
• Do not use bullet points to describe the elements of a piece in your paper; remember this
is a simple essay!
5. How To Submit Your Report
It uses SimCheck for plagiarism.
6. How to prepare for the concert listening experience
• Look up information on the composer, musical style and, the symphony you are
analyzing ahead of time. Use the Internet or reference sources (books, articles, etc.) in the
Music Lab on campus or online. Be sure to CITE your sources (ie: URL, book article, etc)
or points will be deducted.

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