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Op 70: Symphonic Sketch #7

Opus 70: Symphonic Sketch #7 by Hugh Cain Sound source; Sibelius and Reaper Images from the Internet A Mahleresque opening with a rhythmic motif in the woodwinds … inspired by Beethoven’s 9th 2nd movement … Scherzo. Followed by the main theme of a somber mood and flavor … then, the secondary theme which adds a processional flow into the Beethoven like 3rd theme always enhanced by the timpani quoting the Scherzo … sort of. The main theme returns in the Horn section with a brass section enhancement followed by the string section in unison further developing the theme … and then back to the brass section back again to the scherzo flavored 3rd theme … this time with a revolution into a new development combining a new scherzo like theme and a variation on the opening theme … and back, yet again, to the Beethoven flavored theme The timpani takes then into a new theme #4 giving us a positive contrast to the previous, by now, overstated scherzo theme and into a restatement of the 2nd theme in the brass … and then back to a further developed variant on the Scherzo this time with an emphatic ending which signals the end of the opening section and the beginning of the middle where you will hear a reference harmonically to the opening of the piece … this is just a clever transition to the new thematic material of the middle section. With its slower, gentler mood, this section creates an almost Pastoral setting for the new material. and then … the scherzo themes try urn signaling the beginning of the Coda or closing section to the piece … or so you might think! But no, there is instead a false ending designed to trick you into thinking we’ve come to the end. But alas we have instead brought back the brass section with the 2nd theme’s bold presentation … and then back into the real coda and closing. With a final reference to the Beethoven scherzo, the composition concludes quickly and decisively ! I don’t usually indulge in excessive program notes but this piece seemed o ask for it. Thanks for listening. Sincerely, Hugh Cain 82425