Symphony No. 3 "Sunday Symphony" Movement I - "The Awakening"

Program Note: "Symphony No. 3 "The Sunday Symphony" is actually the last of Still's five symphonies, and the only one never performed in his lifetime. It is said to express the spiritual "day in the life" of a devout worshiper. The original third symphony was revised in 1958 to become Symphony No. 5 "Western Hemisphere." The premiere performance came in 1984 by North Arkansas Symphony Orchestra (Carlton R. Woods, conducting)" - Theodore Presser

Imitation / Motif / Rhythmic Pattern: First played at 0:14, the movement’s motif can be recognized in two ways:

Pitches / Solfege: “sol mi sol” 
Rhythm: two sixteenths and an eighth note

• Decode and perform its rhythm, with syllables you use in class!
• Sing this motif on solfege!
• Listen to the piece, listening for the motif and how it develops

Table of Contents:
I. Awakening
II. Prayer
III. Relaxation
IV. Day's End and a New Beginning