Symphonies and their meaning . then lightly dancing in the strings, with therhythm which it first lacked, it rises, a melody Strings and in its responsive singing, ending in massivechords and in a pause that adds to the solem-nity of legendary utterance. The first pages 156 SYMPHONIES AND THEIR MEANING are full of stern, sombre melody, yet withoutlack of resistless motion. Strange this con-stant, vital impulse, without joyousness. Andstriking here, the contrast in sentient meaningof the Fifth and the Seventh Symphonies, themerciless drive of objective, external destiny asagainst inter
Symphonies and their meaning . then lightly dancing in the strings, with therhythm which it first lacked, it rises, a melody Strings and in its responsive singing, ending in massivechords and in a pause that adds to the solem-nity of legendary utterance. The first pages 156 SYMPHONIES AND THEIR MEANING are full of stern, sombre melody, yet withoutlack of resistless motion. Strange this con-stant, vital impulse, without joyousness. Andstriking here, the contrast in sentient meaningof the Fifth and the Seventh Symphonies, themerciless drive of objective, external destiny asagainst internal, subjective joy. After a more decided, rational sounding ofthe motto by the horns, follows the quiet,pious second melody in the violins, in soothingmajor, unmistakable in its sense of beseeching,of refuge from the first,—cherishing peace andsolace. But it cannot resist anxiety stealing in dolce Zfcfr p i i t to 3 ^ ?& $ & &,.— _|S2 *^~**&- ff Horns -r r -i r -4-4-d- and increasing, as the four notes are approach-ing in the background of the basses, on to aclimax, where the repeated statement endswith a d
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