Symphonies and their meaning . ntion of meaning:the music here is the meaning itself, is theliving and beautiful embodiment of this veryspirit of achieved freedom from outward con-ditions.* Curiously, yet naturally, the feeling does notbreak at first into a pronounced melody, as ifthe joy were too great to find, for a while, aclear utterance. So there are really two prin-cipal melodies, of which, when the first has ex-hausted its boisterous exuberance, the secondsings a clearer and quieter chant, while thenoisy basses are ever interrupting with turbu-lent coursing up and down. So plain is thec
Symphonies and their meaning . ntion of meaning:the music here is the meaning itself, is theliving and beautiful embodiment of this veryspirit of achieved freedom from outward con-ditions.* Curiously, yet naturally, the feeling does notbreak at first into a pronounced melody, as ifthe joy were too great to find, for a while, aclear utterance. So there are really two prin-cipal melodies, of which, when the first has ex-hausted its boisterous exuberance, the secondsings a clearer and quieter chant, while thenoisy basses are ever interrupting with turbu-lent coursing up and down. So plain is thechant, that you can almost hear the voices, asof some great, comprehensive choral hymn: * Again, it is suggested that Berliozs comment beread of the whole symphony. There is also one by SirGeorge Grove in a book on Beethovens Nine Sympho-nies. There must be other descriptions. 170 SYMPHONIES AND THEIR MEANING Oboe, Clarionet, and Horns. m -sr ^ ^ 4^± tot -&- M: JfZ- -P2- =£ ££ «-*--- X-. -iS1- Basses V? ? m * •41 s. especially in the farther extending of themelody, still in clear notes of song. At lasthe has found articulate praise. And so heglides into a serener melody in a milder at- Strings. .g-^ri
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