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The last concert I attended is an incredible piece composed by Johannes Brahms, Symphony N0. 3. 3rd Movement in F Minor, Op. 90. It was originally written among the Romantic Era in 1883. The instrumentation in the Symphony, timpani, strings, two flutes, two oboes, two clarinets, two bassoons, a contrabassoon, two trumpets, three trombones, and four horns. However, the format is written in ternary forming three themes A-B-A’. Theme A, opens with a cello, Theme B has an offbeat pattern, involving two themes, and Theme A’, opens with a horn. However, the form contains a theme A, which is repeated after an interrupted theme B, in a connected key. However in 19th century symphony, normal tempo is fast scherzo. But, Brahms created his own unique
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