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An Introduction to … Dvorak Symphony No. 9, "From the New World": A quiet beginning: sorrow, syncopation, and sequence

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An Introduction to … Dvorak Symphony No. 9, "From the New World": Instrumental colour as a prime element: clarinets and bassoo

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An Introduction to … Dvorak Symphony No. 9, "From the New World": The opening tune again, with different instrumental colourin

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An Introduction to … Dvorak Symphony No. 9, "From the New World": The first big surprise: strings, shattering drumbeats, shrie

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An Introduction to … Dvorak Symphony No. 9, "From the New World": Cellos and basses take us into a new key while flutes and ob

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An Introduction to … Dvorak Symphony No. 9, "From the New World": Horns, violas, and cellos introduce a new idea, soon to evol

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An Introduction to … Dvorak Symphony No. 9, "From the New World": A tiny detail from the opening culminates in a wild drumming

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An Introduction to … Dvorak Symphony No. 9, "From the New World": Introduction complete

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An Introduction to … Dvorak Symphony No. 9, "From the New World": A solo horn introduces the main theme, perkily answered by b

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An Introduction to … Dvorak Symphony No. 9, "From the New World": The theme moves to G major; answering phrase from flutes, ob

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An Introduction to … Dvorak Symphony No. 9, "From the New World": Long crescendo, tremolo strings, back to tonic and biggest s

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An Introduction to … Dvorak Symphony No. 9, "From the New World": Transition to the secondary theme through the use of sequenc

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An Introduction to … Dvorak Symphony No. 9, "From the New World": Three-bar groupings and again the use of sequence, spelling

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An Introduction to … Dvorak Symphony No. 9, "From the New World": The sequence continues to rise, and the four-bar phrase retu

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An Introduction to … Dvorak Symphony No. 9, "From the New World": The first violins start off the next phrase, but the melodic

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An Introduction to … Dvorak Symphony No. 9, "From the New World": The violins fall silent; the violas and cellos answer with a

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An Introduction to … Dvorak Symphony No. 9, "From the New World": So now we have a two-bar group, made up of statement and ans

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An Introduction to … Dvorak Symphony No. 9, "From the New World": The same thing again (though not quite the same)

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An Introduction to … Dvorak Symphony No. 9, "From the New World": Transition complete. The secondary theme arrives, with Frenc

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An Introduction to … Dvorak Symphony No. 9, "From the New World": The 'bagpipe drone' is taken over by cellos, with their insi

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An Introduction to … Dvorak Symphony No. 9, "From the New World": The tune is taken up by cellos and double-basses, 'shadowed'

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An Introduction to … Dvorak Symphony No. 9, "From the New World": The violins continue a pattern of steady pairs, and the cell

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An Introduction to … Dvorak Symphony No. 9, "From the New World": Unexpectedly, we find ourselves back with the secondary them

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An Introduction to … Dvorak Symphony No. 9, "From the New World": Again we hear the shortened version of the secondary theme

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An Introduction to … Dvorak Symphony No. 9, "From the New World": The suspense is heightened as everything slows down

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An Introduction to … Dvorak Symphony No. 9, "From the New World": This beautiful flute tune is said to resemble 'Swing Low, Sw

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An Introduction to … Dvorak Symphony No. 9, "From the New World": A big crescendo leads to a final statement of the closing th

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An Introduction to … Dvorak Symphony No. 9, "From the New World": The development section begins with a conversation between c

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An Introduction to … Dvorak Symphony No. 9, "From the New World": The beginning of the closing theme is taken up in turn by th

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An Introduction to … Dvorak Symphony No. 9, "From the New World": Sequential chirping from the oboes based on the 'answering'

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An Introduction to … Dvorak Symphony No. 9, "From the New World": Much of the development comes from a diminution of the closi

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An Introduction to … Dvorak Symphony No. 9, "From the New World": A tiny detail becomes a major ingredient, giving an agitated

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An Introduction to … Dvorak Symphony No. 9, "From the New World": Through a sequence of keys so quickly that it is hard to kee

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An Introduction to … Dvorak Symphony No. 9, "From the New World": The main theme from massed cellos and double-basses, topped

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An Introduction to … Dvorak Symphony No. 9, "From the New World": After that major climax, we arrive at the threshold of the r

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An Introduction to … Dvorak Symphony No. 9, "From the New World": Dvorak flouts tradition by setting the secondary theme and t

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An Introduction to … Dvorak Symphony No. 9, "From the New World": The tumultuous convulsion of the coda brings the first movem

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An Introduction to … Dvorak Symphony No. 9, "From the New World": Humpty Dumpty: putting the bits back together again

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An Introduction to … Dvorak Symphony No. 9, "From the New World": First movement (complete)

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An Introduction to … Dvorak Symphony No. 9, "From the New World": The very opening chords unmistakably herald the arrival of s

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An Introduction to … Dvorak Symphony No. 9, "From the New World": The role of instrumentation in setting the scene...

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An Introduction to … Dvorak Symphony No. 9, "From the New World": ...and in enhancing the quality of one of the most famous tu

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An Introduction to … Dvorak Symphony No. 9, "From the New World": The cor anglais is joined by the clarinet, creating a fascin

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An Introduction to … Dvorak Symphony No. 9, "From the New World": For the closing part of the tune, there is another new sonor

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An Introduction to … Dvorak Symphony No. 9, "From the New World": The closing bar is repeated by clarinets and bassoons, the h

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An Introduction to … Dvorak Symphony No. 9, "From the New World": Back to the start to hear the whole of the story so far, thi

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An Introduction to … Dvorak Symphony No. 9, "From the New World": A change of scoring: the slow opening chords return, this ti

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An Introduction to … Dvorak Symphony No. 9, "From the New World": The changes in scoring are just beginning.

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An Introduction to … Dvorak Symphony No. 9, "From the New World": The flutes and oboes introduce a new tune, over hushed tremo

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An Introduction to … Dvorak Symphony No. 9, "From the New World": A memorable combination of continuous, asymmetrical melody w

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An Introduction to … Dvorak Symphony No. 9, "From the New World": Back in that woodland glade, the light and shadows have chan

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An Introduction to … Dvorak Symphony No. 9, "From the New World": The next section is new and forward-looking, yet also a kind

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An Introduction to … Dvorak Symphony No. 9, "From the New World": An abrupt change of mood, much discussion and embellishment,

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An Introduction to … Dvorak Symphony No. 9, "From the New World": Subjectivity and expertise; Sourek and Tovey disagree; onwar

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An Introduction to … Dvorak Symphony No. 9, "From the New World": Cue to whole movement

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An Introduction to … Dvorak Symphony No. 9, "From the New World": Second movement (complete)