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Roméo et Juliette, Op. 17: Queen Mab Scherzo

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This guide follows Berlioz’s Roméo et Juliette, Op. 17: Queen Mab Scherzo (1839) in one part (minuet and trio).

Recording: NBC Symphony Orchestra, Arturo Toscanini (1951)

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"La reine Mab, ou la fée des songes". Minuet and trio0:15–7:34

The whole is orchestral and marked (as fast as possible). The first section (A) in varied form (A′). A contrasting idea (B) follows, with a variant (B′), and a arrives. A leads to the first . The , a second comes, then the again, a third , and a last .

  1. : A
  2. : A′

Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.

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