The GREATWE MuUSiG COMPOSITION
remlbiscenr ef a Talk dhsemmenc The chords -are to ‘be perorned by
stroll rhe scritigs aicrass:ih bor clineericins ineclicaned by rhe arrows
pointing up anddown. The rhythm ofthe chords echoes che accelvesi ata
gesture of checellé’ In bars BQ 82. The-texrure Here ie sineifar i chee
of the Mogarr rria [see Example 7.2), avich rheprincipal cheme being,
givenco thecello; and che viola playlig the bassline, Ac:bar 99, vialin
Teoritinues the rrelody, which firmeacancnwirh che celloeneryarbar
104. The ransirion, beginning arbart)5, to che recapirularion consists
éfan*ironed out” version of the darned “martial” heme, being curtied
Ingo e-four none: sixeench: note figures This is piled-ap from bectorn
ca. topy so rhar ir evenraally appears. stmulpaneeusly in. fear keys: Are
fella}, sharp th (wicta}, Dr [eiotin TH), atid Ben [willy 7)
The AS neapiralacion fallaws che evenre oF Al in che sare order,
borwirh everyching altered In corre tespece Thie firse midtlve [rhe dor.
ced “niarrial? tenielwas-firer preserined byechecelloand violin T plavitig
nwo ocraves aparn and ourlinimg the chord of F sharp, Mi Tn the space
bervten yialln land che viola answered ih canon, playlig one ce rave
apart Tn che hecaplinlarion, keginning’in ‘bar 122th cella-and yialin
Ti play che same Feharp Mi docoed the mie, bur chie ritie- in double scape,
fallyarciculacingeach mejorchand In parallelfour perc harriony’ Thus,
we hear-asuecesstori of parallel major chords: F sharp Mi; & sharp M,
Csharp Ml, BM er, (Helpfiilly, rhe srrings required ca play rhe double
stops are Indicated In the violin Th pare Usirig Reman nutrerals, rhe
srrivige-are numberad'frort che cop E <7, 4-0 =I, = Wa
The 'ahawerié mide ber che vidla playing in ocrave double srops, above
which-fiears violin T pleying che dered :cherie-in harmonics, Cowld
Bardk have-had in mine esaldier whiseling ayauncy cone?
Bandk-used aspects af rhe terval syseern Ina reweaway. Th this respect,
he fad ae infuence of tany coripesers of differshr naricnalleies,
incloding che English eoripeser Elizabech Wiaconchy. Her thirteen
srring quarters delinear a litecime ofcreative curpur: She described her
approach qouwriing for rhe sering quarcect
[E]ec (hese ipo oehom magica atintellectas) air, abel nod atid a=
aoned siaterrent of odes, an rapes aTRSTTEN, Sn mater er
chgerphned expreston' oF emotion’ — rhe ahrmg: qaartet 2 perhape
Themes tzans lying mediam ofall (4)