Moved

Question: What is a movement in classical music?

Answer: A movement is a self-contained work separated by silence within a larger work. Usually, each movement is distinguishable by its tempo, key, rhythmical patterns, and harmonization.

I have taken to listening to classical music while working. My complete knowledge of music was learned in a single class in college, which has left me with little understanding but a greater appreciation for music.

Often, a composer will complete a musical thought without ending the song. An outburst of strings, horns, and cymbals will slowly stop playing, and in that silence they will pick back up with something new. These "false endings" are known as movements, which are known to happen a time or two within a single work.

I can't help but think of Solomon talking about the changing of the seasons, and the parallels that movements make. Movements can be seen in my life where slowly the Orchestrator slows the music to an inaudible level only to come in with a new tune, a new tempo. The low hum of the cello hovers, the vibrations felt in your fingertips, gradually a lone french horn bounces through as a team of violins reach their highest notes in juxtaposition of the low notes being emitted from the oboes, clarinets, and bass. Collectively each instrument and the sound it makes works in unison towards a larger objective to create a larger work.