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Classics Explained - An Introduction to Beethoven: Symphony No. 6, "Pastoral"
Jeremy Siepmann, Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia & Bela Drahos · Jul 5, 2002 · Classical · Explicit
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Jeremy Siepmann, Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia & Bela Drahos · Classics Explained - An Introduction to Beethoven: Symphony No. 6, "Pastoral"
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Opening Phrase of the "Pastoral": Mood, Symbolism and Musical Function
Jeremy Siepmann, Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia & Bela Drahos · Classics Explained - An Introduction to Beethoven: Symphony No. 6, "Pastoral"
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Musical Acorns: The Outline of Melody; The Shape of a Question
Jeremy Siepmann, Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia & Bela Drahos · Classics Explained - An Introduction to Beethoven: Symphony No. 6, "Pastoral"
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The "Question" in the "Pastoral" Repeated...
Jeremy Siepmann, Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia & Bela Drahos · Classics Explained - An Introduction to Beethoven: Symphony No. 6, "Pastoral"
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Jeremy Siepmann, Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia & Bela Drahos · Classics Explained - An Introduction to Beethoven: Symphony No. 6, "Pastoral"
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The Opening Phrase Ends on a Note Full of Pregnant Expectation
Jeremy Siepmann, Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia & Bela Drahos · Classics Explained - An Introduction to Beethoven: Symphony No. 6, "Pastoral"
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Jeremy Siepmann, Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia & Bela Drahos · Classics Explained - An Introduction to Beethoven: Symphony No. 6, "Pastoral"
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The Rhythmic Profile of the Opening Phrase; A Two-Part Construction
Jeremy Siepmann, Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia & Bela Drahos · Classics Explained - An Introduction to Beethoven: Symphony No. 6, "Pastoral"
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Jeremy Siepmann, Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia & Bela Drahos · Classics Explained - An Introduction to Beethoven: Symphony No. 6, "Pastoral"
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Jeremy Siepmann, Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia & Bela Drahos · Classics Explained - An Introduction to Beethoven: Symphony No. 6, "Pastoral"
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The Properties of Rhythmic Ambiguity; The "Question" of Phrase One Answered
Jeremy Siepmann, Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia & Bela Drahos · Classics Explained - An Introduction to Beethoven: Symphony No. 6, "Pastoral"
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Phrase Two: From Meander to March
Jeremy Siepmann, Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia & Bela Drahos · Classics Explained - An Introduction to Beethoven: Symphony No. 6, "Pastoral"
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The Makings of a Conversation: Contrast and Variation
Jeremy Siepmann, Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia & Bela Drahos · Classics Explained - An Introduction to Beethoven: Symphony No. 6, "Pastoral"
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Repetition as a Major Factor, but It's Never Mere Repetition; Each Time Something New Is Added
Jeremy Siepmann, Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia & Bela Drahos · Classics Explained - An Introduction to Beethoven: Symphony No. 6, "Pastoral"
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From Soft to Loud and Back Again; Instrumental Enrichment from Horns and Double-Basses
Jeremy Siepmann, Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia & Bela Drahos · Classics Explained - An Introduction to Beethoven: Symphony No. 6, "Pastoral"
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Mega-Repetition: Violins Play Exactly the Same Little Fragment Ten Times in a Row
Jeremy Siepmann, Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia & Bela Drahos · Classics Explained - An Introduction to Beethoven: Symphony No. 6, "Pastoral"
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But No Two Repetitions Are Quite the Same; Variaties of Contrast
Jeremy Siepmann, Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia & Bela Drahos · Classics Explained - An Introduction to Beethoven: Symphony No. 6, "Pastoral"
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More Variation; Pitch Rises; Violins Joined First by the Clarinet, Then by the Oboe
Jeremy Siepmann, Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia & Bela Drahos · Classics Explained - An Introduction to Beethoven: Symphony No. 6, "Pastoral"
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Return to Opening Idea, but with New Instrumentation and Articulation
Jeremy Siepmann, Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia & Bela Drahos · Classics Explained - An Introduction to Beethoven: Symphony No. 6, "Pastoral"
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Clarinets, Horns, Bassoons and Flutes Now Join Expansive Variation
Jeremy Siepmann, Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia & Bela Drahos · Classics Explained - An Introduction to Beethoven: Symphony No. 6, "Pastoral"
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"New" Insistent Rhythm Derived from the First Four Notes of the Piece
Jeremy Siepmann, Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia & Bela Drahos · Classics Explained - An Introduction to Beethoven: Symphony No. 6, "Pastoral"
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With the Dawn Chorus, a Whole Forest Is Waking Up; Feelings of Rapture
Jeremy Siepmann, Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia & Bela Drahos · Classics Explained - An Introduction to Beethoven: Symphony No. 6, "Pastoral"
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First Violins Play a Derivative of the Opening Figure, Joined by Winds and Strings
Jeremy Siepmann, Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia & Bela Drahos · Classics Explained - An Introduction to Beethoven: Symphony No. 6, "Pastoral"
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Sudden Change of Key, from the Home Key (Tonic) to the Dominant
Jeremy Siepmann, Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia & Bela Drahos · Classics Explained - An Introduction to Beethoven: Symphony No. 6, "Pastoral"
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Arrival at the Highly Contrasting Second Main Theme
Jeremy Siepmann, Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia & Bela Drahos · Classics Explained - An Introduction to Beethoven: Symphony No. 6, "Pastoral"
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Unusual Properties of Second Main Theme
Jeremy Siepmann, Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia & Bela Drahos · Classics Explained - An Introduction to Beethoven: Symphony No. 6, "Pastoral"
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Rhythmic Clash Between Simultaneous Groups of Three Beats and Groups of Two
Jeremy Siepmann, Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia & Bela Drahos · Classics Explained - An Introduction to Beethoven: Symphony No. 6, "Pastoral"
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Winds Fall Silent as the Violins and Violas Interrupt with a New Theme
Jeremy Siepmann, Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia & Bela Drahos · Classics Explained - An Introduction to Beethoven: Symphony No. 6, "Pastoral"
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Winds Answer with the Same Morse-Like Rhythm, but at Half the Speed
Jeremy Siepmann, Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia & Bela Drahos · Classics Explained - An Introduction to Beethoven: Symphony No. 6, "Pastoral"
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Crescendo Leads To Strings' Acceleration of the Pace with No Increase in Tempo
Jeremy Siepmann, Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia & Bela Drahos · Classics Explained - An Introduction to Beethoven: Symphony No. 6, "Pastoral"
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Beginning of Coda, Directly Based on Morse-Like Rhythm of the Main Theme
Jeremy Siepmann, Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia & Bela Drahos · Classics Explained - An Introduction to Beethoven: Symphony No. 6, "Pastoral"
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Strings Reiterate Small Fragment of the New Theme 13 Times in a Row
Jeremy Siepmann, Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia & Bela Drahos · Classics Explained - An Introduction to Beethoven: Symphony No. 6, "Pastoral"
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A Simple, Rising Violin Phrase Leads to a Repeat of the Exposition
Jeremy Siepmann, Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia & Bela Drahos · Classics Explained - An Introduction to Beethoven: Symphony No. 6, "Pastoral"
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The Nature and Function of the Development Section in Sonata Form; "Harmonic Rhythm" Explained
Jeremy Siepmann, Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia & Bela Drahos · Classics Explained - An Introduction to Beethoven: Symphony No. 6, "Pastoral"
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The Nature of Harmonic Rhythm Illustrated
Jeremy Siepmann, Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia & Bela Drahos · Classics Explained - An Introduction to Beethoven: Symphony No. 6, "Pastoral"
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A Typically Beethovenian Exercise in the Frustration of Expectation
Jeremy Siepmann, Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia & Bela Drahos · Classics Explained - An Introduction to Beethoven: Symphony No. 6, "Pastoral"
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Repetitiousness and Magic Effected Largely through Instrumental Colour
Jeremy Siepmann, Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia & Bela Drahos · Classics Explained - An Introduction to Beethoven: Symphony No. 6, "Pastoral"
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Then Come Four, Almost Identical Bars
Jeremy Siepmann, Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia & Bela Drahos · Classics Explained - An Introduction to Beethoven: Symphony No. 6, "Pastoral"
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Even Greater Magic, with Sudden Switch of Key and Tone Colour
Jeremy Siepmann, Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia & Bela Drahos · Classics Explained - An Introduction to Beethoven: Symphony No. 6, "Pastoral"
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Entire Development Section up to This Point
Jeremy Siepmann, Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia & Bela Drahos · Classics Explained - An Introduction to Beethoven: Symphony No. 6, "Pastoral"
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Jeremy Siepmann, Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia & Bela Drahos · Classics Explained - An Introduction to Beethoven: Symphony No. 6, "Pastoral"
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Increased Unease and Suspense as Harmonic Rhythm Accelerates
Jeremy Siepmann, Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia & Bela Drahos · Classics Explained - An Introduction to Beethoven: Symphony No. 6, "Pastoral"
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Arrival at the Point of Recapitualtion; Back to the Beginning, as a Reminder
Jeremy Siepmann, Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia & Bela Drahos · Classics Explained - An Introduction to Beethoven: Symphony No. 6, "Pastoral"
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Jeremy Siepmann, Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia & Bela Drahos · Classics Explained - An Introduction to Beethoven: Symphony No. 6, "Pastoral"
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More Beethovenian Frustrations of Expectations Which He Himself Has Just Set Up
Jeremy Siepmann, Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia & Bela Drahos · Classics Explained - An Introduction to Beethoven: Symphony No. 6, "Pastoral"
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Harmonic Rhythm Speeds Up, Giving the Impression of an Accent on Every Beat
Jeremy Siepmann, Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia & Bela Drahos · Classics Explained - An Introduction to Beethoven: Symphony No. 6, "Pastoral"
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Prevailing Mood Restored; New Theme from Clarinets and Bassoons
Jeremy Siepmann, Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia & Bela Drahos · Classics Explained - An Introduction to Beethoven: Symphony No. 6, "Pastoral"
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Violins and Violas Take Up Theme; Horns, Cellos, Double-Basses Accompany
Jeremy Siepmann, Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia & Bela Drahos · Classics Explained - An Introduction to Beethoven: Symphony No. 6, "Pastoral"
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A Hush Falls, Followed by a Return of the Movement's Most Familiar Tag in Strings
Jeremy Siepmann, Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia & Bela Drahos · Classics Explained - An Introduction to Beethoven: Symphony No. 6, "Pastoral"
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Clarinet Takes Up the Running Triplet Figures of the Main Closing Theme
Jeremy Siepmann, Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia & Bela Drahos · Classics Explained - An Introduction to Beethoven: Symphony No. 6, "Pastoral"