Hunnenschlacht, S. 105
This guide follows Liszt’s Hunnenschlacht, S. 105 (1857) in one part (sonata form).
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The begins in murky darkness (Tempestuoso) and builds restlessly until the battle breaks out with a cry in the horns and a driving fight coloured by the 'Gypsy' scale (a minor scale with wide, exotic steps). Near the end of the the trombones intone Crux fidelis against the fighting, and in the and battle clash head on. In the the mood changes: the is heard quietly in the strings and then on the organ. The turns it into a blazing, triumphant for full orchestra and organ.
Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.
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