Méditation from Thaïs
This guide follows Massenet’s Méditation from Thaïs (1892) in one part.
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Follow all 3 sections as they play
0:04–5:50
The harps play a short , and the violin soon enters with the main melody of A, which it plays twice. In B the quickens and the line grows steadily more passionate ( a ), reaching a and a short, -like passage for the . A′ brings the back, again twice, while the chorus hums with closed lips in the background. To end, the violin rises to high harmonics, light flute-like notes, over soft harps and strings.
- 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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