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Discussion/Introduction to Beethoven's "Pastoral Symphony"  Opening phrase of the 'Pastoral': Mood, Symbolism and Musical Function
Discussion/Introduction to Beethoven's "Pastoral Symphony"  Opening phrase of the 'Pastoral': Mood, Symbolism and Musical Function
 
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Discussion/Introduction to Beethoven's "Pastoral Symphony"  Musical Acorns: the outline of melody; the shape of a question
Discussion/Introduction to Beethoven's "Pastoral Symphony"  Musical Acorns: the outline of melody; the shape of a question
 
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Discussion/Introduction to Beethoven's "Pastoral Symphony"  The opening phrase ends on a note full of pregnant expectation
Discussion/Introduction to Beethoven's "Pastoral Symphony"  The opening phrase ends on a note full of pregnant expectation
 
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Discussion/Introduction to Beethoven's "Pastoral Symphony"  The rhythmic profile of the opening phrase; a two-part construction
Discussion/Introduction to Beethoven's "Pastoral Symphony"  The rhythmic profile of the opening phrase; a two-part construction
 
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Discussion/Introduction to Beethoven's "Pastoral Symphony"  The properties of rhythmic ambiguity; the 'question' of Phrase One answered
Discussion/Introduction to Beethoven's "Pastoral Symphony"  The properties of rhythmic ambiguity; the 'question' of Phrase One answered
 
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Discussion/Introduction to Beethoven's "Pastoral Symphony"  Repetition as a major factor, but it's never mere repitition; each time something new is added
Discussion/Introduction to Beethoven's "Pastoral Symphony"  Repetition as a major factor, but it's never mere repitition; each time something new is added
 
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Discussion/Introduction to Beethoven's "Pastoral Symphony"  From soft to loud and back again; instrumental enrichment from horns and double-basses
Discussion/Introduction to Beethoven's "Pastoral Symphony"  From soft to loud and back again; instrumental enrichment from horns and double-basses
 
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Discussion/Introduction to Beethoven's "Pastoral Symphony"  Mega-repetition: violins play exactly the same little fragment ten times in a row
Discussion/Introduction to Beethoven's "Pastoral Symphony"  Mega-repetition: violins play exactly the same little fragment ten times in a row
 
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Discussion/Introduction to Beethoven's "Pastoral Symphony"  But no two repetitions are quite the same; varieties of contrast
Discussion/Introduction to Beethoven's "Pastoral Symphony"  But no two repetitions are quite the same; varieties of contrast
 
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Discussion/Introduction to Beethoven's "Pastoral Symphony"  More variation: pitch rises; violins joined first by the clarinet, then by the oboe
Discussion/Introduction to Beethoven's "Pastoral Symphony"  More variation: pitch rises; violins joined first by the clarinet, then by the oboe
 
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Discussion/Introduction to Beethoven's "Pastoral Symphony"  Return to the opening idea, but with new instrumentation and articulation
Discussion/Introduction to Beethoven's "Pastoral Symphony"  Return to the opening idea, but with new instrumentation and articulation
 
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Discussion/Introduction to Beethoven's "Pastoral Symphony"  Clarinets, horns, bassoons and flutes now join expansive variation
Discussion/Introduction to Beethoven's "Pastoral Symphony"  Clarinets, horns, bassoons and flutes now join expansive variation
 
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Discussion/Introduction to Beethoven's "Pastoral Symphony"  New' insistent rhythm derived from the first four notes of the piece
Discussion/Introduction to Beethoven's "Pastoral Symphony"  New' insistent rhythm derived from the first four notes of the piece
 
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Discussion/Introduction to Beethoven's "Pastoral Symphony"  With the dawn chorus, a whole forest is waking up; feelings of rapture
Discussion/Introduction to Beethoven's "Pastoral Symphony"  With the dawn chorus, a whole forest is waking up; feelings of rapture
 
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Discussion/Introduction to Beethoven's "Pastoral Symphony"  First violins play a derivative of the opening figure, joined by wind and strings
Discussion/Introduction to Beethoven's "Pastoral Symphony"  First violins play a derivative of the opening figure, joined by wind and strings
 
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Discussion/Introduction to Beethoven's "Pastoral Symphony"  Sudden change of key, from the home key (tonic) to the dominant
Discussion/Introduction to Beethoven's "Pastoral Symphony"  Sudden change of key, from the home key (tonic) to the dominant
 
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Discussion/Introduction to Beethoven's "Pastoral Symphony"  Rhythmic clash between simultaneous groups of three beats and groups of two
Discussion/Introduction to Beethoven's "Pastoral Symphony"  Rhythmic clash between simultaneous groups of three beats and groups of two
 
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Discussion/Introduction to Beethoven's "Pastoral Symphony"  Winds fall silent as the violins and violas interrupt with a new theme
Discussion/Introduction to Beethoven's "Pastoral Symphony"  Winds fall silent as the violins and violas interrupt with a new theme
 
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Discussion/Introduction to Beethoven's "Pastoral Symphony"  Winds answer with the same morse-like rhythm but at half the speed
Discussion/Introduction to Beethoven's "Pastoral Symphony"  Winds answer with the same morse-like rhythm but at half the speed
 
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Discussion/Introduction to Beethoven's "Pastoral Symphony"  Crescendo leads to strings' acceleration of the pace with no increase in tempo
Discussion/Introduction to Beethoven's "Pastoral Symphony"  Crescendo leads to strings' acceleration of the pace with no increase in tempo
 
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Discussion/Introduction to Beethoven's "Pastoral Symphony"  Beginning of coda, directly based on morse-like rhythm of the main theme
Discussion/Introduction to Beethoven's "Pastoral Symphony"  Beginning of coda, directly based on morse-like rhythm of the main theme
 
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Discussion/Introduction to Beethoven's "Pastoral Symphony"  Strings reiterate small fragment of the new theme 13 times in a row
Discussion/Introduction to Beethoven's "Pastoral Symphony"  Strings reiterate small fragment of the new theme 13 times in a row
 
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Discussion/Introduction to Beethoven's "Pastoral Symphony"  A simple, rising violin phrase leads to a repeat of the Exposition
Discussion/Introduction to Beethoven's "Pastoral Symphony"  A simple, rising violin phrase leads to a repeat of the Exposition
 
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Discussion/Introduction to Beethoven's "Pastoral Symphony"  The nature and function of the Development section in sonata form: 'harmonic' rhythm explained
Discussion/Introduction to Beethoven's "Pastoral Symphony"  The nature and function of the Development section in sonata form: 'harmonic' rhythm explained
 
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Discussion/Introduction to Beethoven's "Pastoral Symphony"  A typically Beethovenian exercise in the frustration of experience
Discussion/Introduction to Beethoven's "Pastoral Symphony"  A typically Beethovenian exercise in the frustration of experience
 
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Discussion/Introduction to Beethoven's "Pastoral Symphony"  Repetitiousness and magic effected largely through instrumental colour
Discussion/Introduction to Beethoven's "Pastoral Symphony"  Repetitiousness and magic effected largely through instrumental colour
 
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Discussion/Introduction to Beethoven's "Pastoral Symphony"  Even greater magic, with sudden switch of key and tone colour
Discussion/Introduction to Beethoven's "Pastoral Symphony"  Even greater magic, with sudden switch of key and tone colour
 
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