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Old Jan 19 2006, 2:16 AM
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If you're talking about sonata form, it is more common for the B section to be contrasting in material and character. However, Haydn sometimes used to vary his A section material for his B section, with the contrast being the treatment of the material, i.e. giving it to differing instruments, changing the underlying harmony, etc. I did the same thing in the opening movement of my Symphony in G.
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