Symphony no. 2, Movement 3
The Roiling
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.
III. The Roiling (Scherzo)
" ... Then music raged in me, / rising so swiftly I could not write quickly enough / to ease the roiling."
- Rita Dove, "Ludwig van Beethoven's Return to Vienna"
Beginning as quiet as possible and growing until the full ensemble is engaged, the third movement is a response to the atmosphere and energy of a Beethovenian scherzo. In some movements of symphonic works, Beethoven appears to link the subdivision of beats to the formal design of the piece, and in response, this movement is built upon frequent metric modulations, where the speed of material is linked to the phrase structure of the work. The trio is a brief fugue for three snare drums.