1. Music for Large Ensemble
Symphony No. 26, 1st Movement. Haydn.

2. Questions
Does this have more or fewer contrasts than the Bach (NAM 1)?
Does the texture sound thicker or thinner than the Brandenburg?
What makes this music sound so much angrier than the Bach? (Consider key, rhythm and contrasts).

3. Question 1
What is the pitch of the horns as it would sound? (remember they transpose their notes)

4. Question 2
What helps to make the syncopated opening really rhythmic?

5. Question 3
Briefly but precisely describe the texture in bars 58-62

6. Question 4
Compare bars with bars 17-21

7. Question 5
Why was Haydn able to make such a significant contribution to the development of the symphony?

8. Questions
What is the pitch of the horns as it would sound? (remember they transpose their notes)
What helps to make the syncopated opening really rhythmic?
Briefly but precisely describe the texture in bars 58-62
Compare bars with bars 17-21
Why was Haydn able to make such a significant contribution to the development of the symphony?