Composer
Joseph Haydn
AS Level Music
Joseph Haydn: Symphony No.103 in E-flat major, “Drum Roll”
Haydn’s Symphony No.103 is one of the London symphonies. This AS set-work package focuses on Movement 3, a Minuet and Trio, and Movement 4, a sonata-rondo finale. It supports revision of Classical style, formal structure, harmony, texture, orchestration, thematic development and exam-style written analysis.
- Period
- Classical
- Area of study
- Western Classical Tradition: The Symphony, 1760–1830
- Score
- Eulenberg score of Haydn Symphony No.103
Period
Classical
Area of study
Western Classical Tradition: The Symphony, 1760–1830
Know it → Find it → Explain it → Write it
Know it
Revise key facts and terminology.
Find it
Locate examples in the score.
Explain it
Answer short exam questions with precise musical evidence.
Write it
Build longer AS-style responses with point, evidence and explanation.
Movement 3
Movement 3: Minuet and Trio
Rustic Minuet with Scotch snap rhythms, strong accents, harmonic surprises and a contrasting lyrical Trio.
Movement 4
Movement 4: Finale
Sonata-rondo finale using a horn call, folk-like theme, monothematicism, motivic variation, imitation, modulation and a large coda.
Core AS skills
Score reading and written analysis
Use bar references, terminology, explanation and essay planning to prepare for WJEC AS Music.