Carnival Overture, Op. 92
This guide follows Dvořák’s Carnival Overture, Op. 92 (1891) in one part (sonata form).
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Sonata form0:05–10:05
. The opening dance (the first ) is bright, with a prominent tambourine, and a more melancholy second tune (the ) arrives, moving between minor and major. The brings a hush: the cor anglais plays over muted strings, the flute quotes Dvořák's Requiem, and the clarinet recalls the Nature . The builds energy from earlier ideas, the opening dance in the , and the speeds to a wild, exuberant ending.
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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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