St. Francis of Paola Walking on the Waves, S. 175/2
This guide follows Liszt’s St. Francis of Paola Walking on the Waves, S. 175/2 (1863) in one part (theme and variations).
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Marked (majestic, at a walking pace). The timeline reads the piece as the followed by eight variations in five stages, A to E, joined by transitions. The first in E major over rippling bass tremolos, then is challenged by harsher harmonies and relentless octaves, before a majestic final around the last ( 8). The is brief and prayer-like.
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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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