The Symphonic Fugal Finale from Mozart to Bruckner

Horton, Julian

Abstract

Despite the prestige accrued by the Finale of Mozart’s ‘Jupiter’ Symphony for its virtuosic conflation of sonata form and fugal procedures, there is scarcely a single symphony in the nineteenth century that adopts its precedent directly. The sovereign exception is the Finale of Bruckner’s Fifth Symphony. This article offers a comparative analysis of the two movements, tracing structural similarities and divergences, and evaluating the interaction of form and counterpoint in each case. It also clarifies Bruckner’s relationship with the ‘Jupiter’, and suggests a broad historical context for the fugal finale in the aftermath of Beethoven.

Citation

Horton, J. (2006). The Symphonic Fugal Finale from Mozart to Bruckner. Tijdschrift voor muziektheorie, 11(3), 230-246

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: 2006
• Deposit Date: Jun 25, 2014
• Journal: Tijdschrift voor muziektheorie.
• Print ISSN: 1385-3066
• Electronic ISSN: 1876-2824
• Publisher: Amsterdam University Press
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 11
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 230-246
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1458156
• Publisher URL: http://upers.kuleuven.be/en/tvm_archive11