Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64
This guide follows Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64 (1888) in four parts: Andante - Allegro con anima (sonata form), Andante cantabile, con alcuna licenza (ternary form), Valse: Allegro moderato (minuet and trio) and Finale: Andante maestoso - Allegro vivace (sonata form).
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The opens the symphony, played by clarinets in their lowest over the strings. The then begins, and the is unstable, with D major slipping in and out of E minor. A leads to the and the . The moves toward D minor and changes metre. The follows, the , and the reuses the .
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Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.
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