1st Symphony 3rd Movement Scherzo by Scotchmer published on 2016-12-01T11:45:03Z The third movement is a sardonic and malevolent Scherzo. The young fresh themes from the first two movements are thematically transformed into more menacing and grotesque figurations. The ‘Kiss’ motif (metaphorically) becomes the kiss of death! The scherzo and trio sections represent the physical and mental changes that beset one with the onset of old age. Setting the programmatic element aside, this is the most eventful movement, with much elaborate and exciting writing for the orchestra. Genre Classical