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Introduction -- Historical prelude. The tone poem ; The development of melody ; General insights into Strauss' melodies ; Purpose, method and scope of the investigation ; Motif, figure and theme -- Macbeth. Form and thematic figures: exposition. "Macbeth" ; "Lady Macbeth -- Development section. I. Tempo primo: "dialog" ; II. Moderato maestoso: "Duncan" ; III. Tempo primo: Development proper -- Recapitulation and epilog ; Common features among figures ; Summary -- Don Juan. Thematic outgrowth ; Exposition. "Don Juan" ; "Loves of Don Juan" ; Love theme ; Development ; Recapitulation -- Relationship among figures ; Summary -- Tod und Verklarung. Thematic outgrowth ; I. Introduction: Largo ; II. Allegro molto agitato ; III. Meno mosso ; IV. Final struggle. Capsuled I and II ; Coda: "Transfiguration" -- Similarities among figures ; Summary -- Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche. Thematic outgrowth ; Figure A ; Figure B ; Figures A and B together ; "Till" chord X ; Epilog, introduction and figure C ; Theme S ; Summary -- Also sprach Zarathustra. Principal melodic figures ; Part one. I. Von den Hintenwelten ; II. Von der grosses Sehnsucht ; III. Von den Freuden = und Leidenschaften ; IV. Das Grablied ; V. Von der Wissenschaft ; VI. Der Genesende ; Part two. VII. Das Tanzlied ; VIII. Das Nachwanderlied -- Similarities among figures ; Summary -- Don Quixote. Introduction: "Don Quixote. loses his mind..." ; Melodic characteristics of Q and D ; Transforming the knight's mind ; Theme: Don Quixote, the knight of the sad countenance, Sancho Panza ; The variations ; Finale: Don Quixote comes to his senses, his last days in contemplation, his death ; Summary -- Ein Heldenleben. Thematic outgrowth ; Exposition: Hero, critics, and wife ; Development: "Deeds of water" ; Recapitulation: "Hero's works of peace" ; Coda: "The hero retires from the world" ; The "shepherd" motif, the couple in old age, death, commemoration ; Similarities among thematic figures ; The "turn" motif ; Summary -- Recapitulation, the melodic product. Typology of thematic figures. Contour ; Rhythm ; Harmonic implications ; Summary of melodic shapes ; Generating the theme from the figure ; Phrase-building methods ; Texture ; Approach and departure -- Thematic outgrowth. Contour change ; Harmonic changes ; Rhythmic changes ; Textural changes ; Thematic transformations -- The process of thematic development. Intensification ; Release ; Concluding verses orginal settings -- Coda: Appendices. Appendix I: Macbeth developmental section ; Appendix II: Ein Heldenleben: "Hero's works of peace" ; Appendix III: Earlier compositions as sources for tone poems. |
