2. JOSEPH HAYDN Symphony 94 Movement 2

3. THEME AND VARIATIONS The beginning theme is simple. You are hearing Section A. It is played twice. The second time, it is softer. The strings use “pizzicato” (No, it’s not something to eat!) It means to pluck, not bow.

5. The second part of the theme begins. You are hearing Section B. It is repeated, also. But the second time, it adds in the flute and oboe. AABB

7. Variation One Variation I begins with that loud chord (surprise!), then you hear Section A again. Section A is different in Variation I. It has a high countermelody played by the violins.

9. Section A is repeated softly. The countermelody is played by the violins.

10. Now, comes Section B again. Like Section A, it has a countermelody played by the violins. Like Section A, again, it is played twice. AABB

11. Variation Two WOW! This is different, but similar… IT IS IN MINOR! You are hearing Section A again (twice, of course) in a minor mode. It sounds gloomy, or maybe even scary. It is loud, and then soft. So a variation is something that is like something else, but different in some way.

12. This is Section B, but louder, and busier. It has downward moving scales – fast and lots of notes. It sounds like someone is mad at something!

13. And, then the violins seem to slow down and become more relaxed. This is a phrase that comes between two sections. So, guess what comes next??? BRIDGE

14. Variation 3 Yes, this is Section A again, but slightly different. It is back in the major mode. It is soft like the beginning theme, but has more repeated notes. The oboe seems to have a solo. Section A is played – TWICE (there’s a pattern here…) but there is a counter- melody played by the flute and oboe.

15. Now, you hear Section B again. It is played twice, as usual. You can recognize the theme, even with the countermelody trying to throw you off! AABB

16. Variation Four Yes, you guessed it ---- Another variation. This is Section A. It is played very loudly. When it is repeated, it is soft but with a different rhythm: long-short, long-short.

17. This is Section B. The violins continue with the theme and with the dotted rhythm (long-short). THEN the full orchestra jumps in. It sounds very triumphant! Like you just won the Olympics or something…

18. The full orchestra builds up to this CHORD that is held. And then very, very softly…

19. THE CLOSING SECTION Haydn brings this movement to a close by giving the A Section theme to the oboe, gradually adding strange chords in the strings, then the flute… Then softer and softer it seems to fade away…

20. Patricia Oeste, 2005