Posted by John Rasmussen on September 17, 19102 at 11:40:17:

In Reply to: more about musik form of Simphonic picture "Night on Bald Mountain" posted by Biljana on August 20, 19102 at 14:36:43:

A symphonic poem, by definition, is rather free in form, following the program they depict. Many of them follow the sonata-allegro form, but loosely.

The Rimsky-Korsakov completion of Night on Bald Mountain follows sonata form only very loosely. The "development" section, rather than using previously stated material, is mostly new, while the long slow coda is entirely new.

I'm not very familiar with the original Mussorgsky version, but I've heard it described as like a rondo.

I hope this helps!

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