1. Romantic Music and Literature - Schumann and E.T.A. Hoffmann
... ABA form " however, the B sections are sometimes so outrageously contrasting from the A section that it often sounds as though there are two separate pieces written in one movement. He even leaves room in between the themes within a movement such as fermatas, long held notes, and cadences - which creates a false illusion for the listeners that the movement is coming to an end though it ... conflicting from each other, have intricate ways of being related to one another. The structural unity lies in the interplay between the tonalities of G major and/B flat major (recurring key signature...
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- Grade Level: Undergraduate