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Fifteen kinds of work
One work for each kind in the catalog, from the symphony to choral music.
Beethoven → Vivaldi → Debussy → Holst → Dvořák → Mozart → Chopin → Scarlatti → Bach → Schubert → Strauss → Handel
Syrinx, L. 129
This guide follows Debussy’s Syrinx, L. 129 (1913) in one part.
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Follow all 3 sections as they play
0:01–3:07
Marked (very moderate). The first is the idea to remember: it recalls the flute at the start of Debussy's Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune, and it comes back later in the piece. Then the B section turns to freer phrases that sound improvised. The (A′) brings the opening idea back once more, again with a new , and the piece stays mostly in the low of the flute.
- A
- B
Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.
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