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	Tchaikovsky, Overture-Fantasy, Romeo and Juliet
	18 min., 43 sec.

	INTRODUCTION (Andante)
			Hymn theme			In the low woodwinds, pp
			String motives			Anguished quality; contrapuntal
			Strumming harp			With "announcements" in the high woodwinds
			Hymn theme			High woodwinds with pizzicato strings. Followed by the string motives and harp; the "announcements" are now in the strings.
			Buildup			Ends with drum roll, f
			Preparation			Prepares for the main section; p, then crescendo
	MAIN SECTION (Allegro)
			Vendetta theme			Full orchestra, f
						Development of the Vendetta theme; contrapuntal
						Reaches a climax: cymbals
			Vendetta theme			Full orchestra, ff
						Relaxes, in a long slowdown
						Prefatory statement of Love theme (English horn): phrase a
						"Sighing" theme; muted strings, pp
			Love theme			Form is a b a, in woodwinds, with the sighing motive played by the French horn.
						Harp. Cadences; the music dies down and nearly stops.
	Development
			Developmental combination			Vendetta theme fragments are combined with the Hymn theme, which now sounds more like a march than a hymn.
						This works up to a climax, marked by a cymbal clash.
			Hymn theme			Played by trumpets; syncopated rhythm in the cymbals
	Free Recapitulation (abbreviated)
			Vendetta theme			Full orchestra, ff
						Sighing theme; woodwinds
			Love theme			a b a; ecstatically in the strings, with the sighing motive again in the French horn; the last a is ff.
						Fragments of the Love theme
			(Love theme)			Sounds like another ecstatic statement, but is interrupted.
						Interruption by the Vendetta theme: conflict! Cymbals
			Developmental combination			Vendetta theme fragments combined with the Hymn theme Builds up to fff
						Then dies down, rather unwillingly; ends on drum roll, f
	Coda (Moderato)
			Love theme			A broken version of the Love theme, with muffled funeral drums. The music seems to be ending.
			New theme			Woodwinds; ends with a transformation of the sighing motive
			Love theme			Section a in a slow cadential "transcendent" version. The strumming harp of the slow introduction has returned.
						Final cadences; a drum roll and solemn ending gestures