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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III. Scherzo: Allegro pesante canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf orchestral scherzo
symphony movement
associatedWith New World Symphony
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
composerNationality Czech
countryOfOrigin Bohemia
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"
notableFeature contrasting trio section
strong accentuation
syncopated rhythms
orchestration full Romantic symphony orchestra
orderInSymphony third movement
partOfWork New World Symphony
Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95, B. 178
positionInForm follows Largo
precedes Allegro con fuoco
premiereConductor Anton Seidl
premieredAsPartOf premiere of Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95
premiereDate 1893-12-16
premiereLocation New York City
premiereOrchestra New York Philharmonic
premiereVenue Carnegie Hall
recordedAsPartOf complete recordings of Dvořák Symphony No. 9
rhythmicProfile driving dotted rhythms
stylePeriod Romantic
tempoIndication Allegro pesante
title III. Scherzo: Allegro pesante
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
III. Scherzo: Allegro pesante title III. Scherzo: Allegro pesante