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Movement I Flashcards

1
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1- 209

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Exposition

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2
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1- 66

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First subject (exposition)

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3
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66 - 92

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Transition passage (exposition)

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4
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93 -187

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Second subject (exposition)

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5
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187 - 209

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Codetta

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6
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210 - 368

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Development

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7
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210 - 284

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First development section

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8
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285 - 296

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Fausse recapitulation

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9
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297 - 368

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Second development section

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10
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369 - 510

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Recapitulation

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11
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369 - 391

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First subject (recapitulation)

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12
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391 - 404

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Transition passage (recapitulation)

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13
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405 - 455

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Second subject (recapitulation)

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14
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456 - 510

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Third development

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15
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510 - 586

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Coda

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16
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Home key

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A major

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17
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Form of the movement

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Sonata form

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18
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17

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E major tonicisation

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19
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19

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Inverted cadence (V6-I)

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20
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22 - 23

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Root position perfect cadence

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21
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23

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Flutes, oboes and horns enter with fig ‘x’ - not developed

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22
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41

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V7/V (B7 with 4-3 sus)

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23
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47 - 51

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4 bars on dominant 7th chord - resolves to tonic of A

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24
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51 - 66

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Repeat of 2-10 with additional timps and enhanced scoring (oboes play S1, full orchestra supports)

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25
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66

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Transition passage begins with antiphonal passage using oscillating quaver motif as strings alternate with the rest of the orchestra

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26
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70

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B minor tonicisation

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27
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72

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D major tonicisation

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28
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82

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Return of S1 fig ‘x’ in violins
(emphasis on major/minor modes)

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29
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86

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B major tonicisation (dominant preparation for next section)

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30
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93

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S2 begins in E major

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31
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97

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Shift to E minor

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32
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124

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S2 transferred from clarinets and bassoons to flutes and oboes

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33
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132

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Violins play gentle quavers underneath S2
Timps roll on 7th of chord B7 (i.e chord of B4/2 or V4/2)

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34
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142

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Texture reduced to just strings

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35
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141

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V6 chord resolves onto A major chord (reminder of S1)

36
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143

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F# tonicisation

37
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158

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pp solo clarinet solo reminder of S1 - augmented, gradually joined by the rest of the orchestra

38
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171

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S1 repeated with vigour played tutti and ff

39
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182 - 183

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Perfect cadence in E major

40
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190 - 191

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Lower strings outline bass notes of the perfect cadence on E - pizzicato

41
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194

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The cadence in reinforced and extended, pedal changes to dominant (B)

42
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199

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Codetta theme heard p above a pedal note E

43
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209

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The tonic of A major arrives in the last bar of the codetta

44
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210

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After the repeat the bar remains on the chord of E major (preparation for the development section)
Thematic material of S2a developed, fig ‘y’ played before this (fig ‘y’ manipulated through modulation, both contrapuntally and sequentially)

45
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217

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A minor tonicisation

46
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220

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D minor tonicisation

47
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225

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New melody introduced - a dance-like motif that never develops beyond the initial four bars

48
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230

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A minor tonicisation

49
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231

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Fuller chord of Eb9/7 acting as dominant for a perfect cadence

50
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232

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Root position A minor chord

51
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233 - 234

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D minor tonicisation

52
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236

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A minor tonicisation

53
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237 - 238

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Reduction of imitative texture - strings only for the next 23 bars
E minor tonicisation using perfect cadence - these two bars are then repeated

54
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242

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C major chord with diminished 7th chord on beat 2, then extended dominant chord

55
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243

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Resolution to G6-3

56
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244 - 248

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Based on previous four bars, but is a complete sequence (i.e one tone higher) - ends in A minor

57
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249

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Stretto section with antiphony heard above an 8-bar pedal on F# which is dominant preparation

58
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266

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Passes through B minor

59
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269

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S1 reinstated by woodwind - now in B major

60
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273

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Answering phrase by brass and timps

61
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285

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Opening phrase from S1 heard tutti, ff, in C major

62
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289

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Only first oboe plays from the woodwind section

63
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289

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C6-3 positioning

64
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290

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E4-2 positioning

65
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291

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Brief A tonicisation (initially a 6-5 inversion)

66
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293

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D6-3, F#4-2 chords

67
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295

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B6-5 resolution

68
Q

297

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Full orchestra returns - ff, developing S3
E major key here

69
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301

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Material heard over a brief cycle of fifths - Em–>A–>D

70
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304

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B7 resolution

71
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305 - 308

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Repeat of bars 297-301

72
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309

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Bassline descends

73
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313

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F# minor tonicisation

74
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319

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Full orchestra plays ff
S3 played in violins, clarinets, and flutes (F# major)

75
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323

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Tutti climax
S3 low in strings

76
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325

77
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327

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Reference to fig ‘x’ reshaped, now heard descending over a C# major chord with C# dominant pedal (lasts 22 bars)

78
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345

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pp solo oboe joins and gently plays S1 with extended notes

79
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369 - 386

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= 3-22
Slight changes to scoring with oboe and trumpets added at the (very) start of the recapitulation

80
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387

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The modulatory section starting in bar 23 of the exposition changed to an interrupted cadence to the chord of the submediant minor

81
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389 - 391

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Reflects the harmonic move back to A major as in bars 17-19 of the exposition

82
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383

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Cadential phrase heard in violins I initially

83
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399

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Violins II join in cadential phrase an octave below violins I

84
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391- 404

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Reduces to woodwind accented chords (and horns)

85
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405 - 418

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Thematic material now heard in viola and cello with accompanying quaver idea in woodwind (fig ‘y’) in flute and clarinet instead of violin II and viola

86
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412

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Modulation to E major (dominant) followed by a cadential progression reinforcing this with a short dominant pedal in the bassoon

87
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419 - 426

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First 4 bars use the same melodic material as bar 405, though the theme is on violins and there is a cello dominant pedal

Mendelssohn 'Italian' Symphony (1 decks)

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