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Valse triste, Op. 44

19045 min

This guide follows Sibelius’s Valse triste, Op. 44 (1904) in one part.

Recording: Estonian Festival Orchestra, Paavo Järvi (2016)

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– 0:21–5:20

A short sets the turning. The main tune, A1, enters, and a leads to a second tune, B1. After a and a , A2 and then B2. A third idea, C, drives the dance onward, with a . The follows, and the music sinks into the .

  2. A1

Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.

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