This guide follows Schoenberg’s Verklärte Nacht, Op. 4 (1899) in one part (sonata form).
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One long that follows Dehmel's poem. It opens with the in a dark D minor, picturing the walk through the wood, and a follows. The arrives next, and a -like section builds tension. A brief of the opening comes, and further transitions lead to the slow (Part II), where the music grows warmer and calmer. The and bring back the opening material and in D major.
Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.
BachTrio Sonata No. 1 in E-flat major, BWV 525
HaydnSymphony No. 1 in D major, Hob. I:1HaydnHorn Concerto in D major, Hob. VIId:3HaydnPiano Sonata in A-flat major, Hob. XVI:46HaydnPiano Sonata in C minor, Hob. XVI:20HaydnString Quartet in A major, Op. 20 No. 6HaydnString Quartet in C major, Op. 20 No. 2HaydnString Quartet in D major, Op. 20 No. 4HaydnString Quartet in E-flat major, Op. 20 No. 1HaydnString Quartet in F minor, Op. 20 No. 5Path 27
Twelve directions the century took, from Schoenberg's Verklärte Nacht of 1899 to Piazzolla's tango of 1982.
Schoenberg → Ives → Bartók → Holst → Gershwin → Barber → Prokofiev → Copland → Ligeti → Górecki → Piazzolla
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