. Orchestration . rzo in Glazounows Fourth Symphony. The quotationbelow is much compressed, but nothing is omitted. The rising frag-ment of melody is confined to one line. In the lowest octave it isplayed by the Violas, then in the next octave by four desks of Violins,then in the highest octave by two desks of Violins playing in Arti-ficial Harmonics. At the same time the soft String-chords are carriedupwards by the omission first of the Basses and then of the Cellos. Arippling quaver-figure on the Clarinets and the Flute follows theupward trend of the music. Finally there is a tiny piano chor
. Orchestration . rzo in Glazounows Fourth Symphony. The quotationbelow is much compressed, but nothing is omitted. The rising frag-ment of melody is confined to one line. In the lowest octave it isplayed by the Violas, then in the next octave by four desks of Violins,then in the highest octave by two desks of Violins playing in Arti-ficial Harmonics. At the same time the soft String-chords are carriedupwards by the omission first of the Basses and then of the Cellos. Arippling quaver-figure on the Clarinets and the Flute follows theupward trend of the music. Finally there is a tiny piano chord forWood-Wind alone, followed by a String-pizzicato. Apart altogetherfrom its technical interest this passage is well worth quoting as a mostcharming example of those little roguish Scherzo-endings which are sodelightful when scored with the light but certain touch of a EXAMPLE 218. 3 Clarinetsin Bk Violas. The otherStrings. SCHERZO. Allegro Vivace. 2iul& 3rd Clars: a 2 Glazounow. Fourth Symphoyiy mm. For other examples of Harmonics, see Exs. 18, 104, 235, 247. THE VIOLIN 335 1st Clar. Solo
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