Second Movement.

I have finished the second movement of my symphony. It's the slow movement. Despite that, it's very short. Only three and a half minutes. Which is fine. I'm not looking to write a very long piece. If the entire work comes in at 24 minutes or so, I'll be very happy. The first movement is 10:00 minutes. The second is 3:30. The third is about 4:15. I think a six or seven minute finale will be plenty.

The second movement is an aria for oboe, in ABA ternary form. The A sections are in G flat major, and the B section is in C sharp minor. In an acquiescence to modernism, the second A section is not a strict repeat of the first A section (Mozart is spinning, of course, but the Da Capo aria had fallen from favor by 1850 or so. After all, it makes very little dramatic sense in an opera, when there are lyrics.). The second A section increases the accompaniment, adding horns and bassoon to the string choir, which was the sole accompaniment of the first A section.

I will finish this thing. It won't be long now! Another year, two at the most!