Next, a recipe is required. What shape will the piece take? How many movements? How will each movement be structured? Early classical symphonies were often in four movements: fast, slow, minuet/trio, and fast. One of the most common structures for a fast movement was Sonata Allegro form. The macro-structure of the form is basically exposition, development, and recapitulation. The ingredients of the exposition could include an introduction, a main theme, a transition, a second theme, and a closing. 

In the development section, we get to see how the composer expertly blends the ingredients that have been introduced. At the beginning of the Classical era, the structure was, for the most part, pretty straight forward. The two themes were the primary material used for development. But by the Romantic era, two themes seemed to become more of an obligation. Composers found that their transitional melodic material could be just as fruitful in the development section. 

Movements from several Classical and Romantic pieces will be analyzed during the class. First, individual melodic motives will be identified and played. Next, an audio recording of an entire (or most of a) movement will be played while visuals representing the structure will be projected.