Funérailles, S. 173/7
This guide follows Liszt’s Funérailles, S. 173/7 (1849) in one part.
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Funérailles0:02–10:42
The is slow and dark, with bell-like chords and heavy tremolos, and trumpet-like calls lead to the first (a short passage). A is the in F minor. B brings the 'lagrimoso' (tearful) melody in A-flat major. C is the heroic over (constantly repeated) octaves in the bass. After a second the , and the recalls the themes before breaking off into quiet, very short (staccatissimo) chords.
Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.
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