It is written for a standard orchestra comprising three
flutes (the third doubling
piccolo), two
oboes (the first doubling
cor anglais), two
clarinets in B and A, two
bassoons, four
French horns in F (third and fourth also in E), two
trumpets in F,
piccolo trumpet in D, three
trombones,
tuba,
timpani, and
strings. Like
César Franck's
Symphony, Dukas' is in three
movements rather than the conventional four: The first movement is a modified
sonata form allegro with three themes. The second movement is also in sonata form, but only with two themes. The finale is an ABACA
rondo. ''
Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians'' says of the Symphony that "passing references to influences (
Franck,
Chausson,
d’Indy,
Bizet,
Lalo,
Saint-Saëns,
Beethoven or, in the slow movement,
Schumann) have little bearing on the symphony's development or character." ==References==