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     Mahler, Symphony No. 1, third movement, Funeral March
     10 min., 54 sec.
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   SECTION 1














  [Play]   Funeral March    Drum beat, then four main entries of the round "Frére Jacques" (minor mode), which is the march theme.
  [Play]       Entry 1: Double bass, muted (drum beat continues)
  [Play]       Entry 2: Bassoon (a subsidiary entry follows: cellos)
  [Play]       Entry 3: Tuba
  [Play]       ("Additional" fragment: oboe)
  [Play]       Entry 4: Flute in low register
  [Play]       ("Additional" fragment). The march gradually dies away; the drum beat finally stops.
   SECTION 2
  [Play]   Dance-Band    a Oboes, p, repeated (trumpets in counterpoint); pizzicato Phrases string beat
  [Play]       b Faster, mf; high (E-flat) clarinets, bass drum, and cymbals
  [Play]       a Strings, with varied repeat (trumpets in counterpoint)
  [Play]       b' With new continuation
  [Play]   Conclusion    Descending cadential passage, a little slower, based on a
  [Play]   Return to Funeral-March Motives   The funeral-march drumbeat, which entered during the previous passage, continues in the background. The march dies away; the drumbeat almost stops.
   SECTION 3
  [Play]   Trio (Song)    The rhythm gradually picks up: a gentle triplet accompaniment with a throbbing background
  [Play]       A songlike melody starts in muted strings, then moves to the flute, two solo violins, clarinet, and oboe.
  [Play]       The trio dies away (violins).
  [Play]       Gong strokes
  [Play]       Flutes play two new phrases, as though waiting.
   SECTION 4
  [Play]   March    Drumbeat, faster, in a new key: march ("Frére Jacques")
  [Play]       ("Additional" fragment: E-flat clarinet, strings, flute)
  [Play]       March theme with new, parodistic counterpoint: trumpets
  [Play]       Dance-band phrase b: clarinets, cymbals, drums
  [Play]       March theme with new trumpet counterpoint; new sudden speedup: clarinets, ff
  [Play]   Conclusion    Descending cadential passage, based on a, with drumbeat as in section 2
  [Play]       ("Additional" fragment, in low range: bassoon)
  [Play]       The music dies down: gong strokes
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