Symphony no. 2, Movement 4
The Towers of Babylon
Paul Richards
Composed in celebration of Beethoven's 250th year, each of the four movements of Symphony no. 2 ("Refractions") is a response to Beethoven's music, refracted through the lens of time.
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Composed in celebration of Beethoven's 250th year, each of the four movements of Symphony no. 2 ("Refractions") is a response to Beethoven's music, refracted through the lens of time.
IV. The Towers of Babylon (Allegro)
"... trying to calculate / the distance between madness and genius / realizing that Beethoven's musical measurements / could take you to distances / reaching past the towers of Babylon ..."
- Shane Koyczan "Beethoven"
After a brief introduction, the final movement is a set of variations on a theme from the third movement of Beethoven's Sextet in Eb Major, Op. 71, first presented in its original orchestration for six wind instruments. As in movement one, some variations stay close to Beethovenian norms, while others go far afield.