The Standard Symphonies: Their History, Their Music, And Their Composers; a ...
The Standard Symphonies: Their History, Their Music, And Their Composers; a ...
Upton George Putnam
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Colossal figures of counterpoint are combined with the most graceful motives, each thoroughly individual in character and all fitted to- gether in every variety of union, but never at the sacrifice of that grace and fancy for which Mozart is so conspicuous. The first theme is an old church- music phrase which was a favorite with him : — The second theme is announced at once : — At its close the first is treated as a five-part fugue, after which the third theme appears on the violins : 200 THE S...TANDARD SYMPHONIES. The fourth theme enters in graceful fashion : These are the materials which Mozart elaborates with marvellous skill. As the development pro- ceeds he inverts the second theme, giving a fresh melodic subject, which enters into the combination as clearly and individually as its companions. Thus on into the Coda, which again reveals the masterly skill of the composer and the ease with which he treated the most intricate contrapuntal difficulties. It is not necessary to follow the progress in detail, for in spite of all its complications the movement will always commend itself to the hearer by its smooth, flowing character, showing that however difficult these ingenious and elaborate contrivances may seem they did not exist as difficulties to the composer, but were only used as symbols to express the glowing, animated picture which occupied his thoughts.
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