Give a brief account of the First Movement, the Introduzione, paying particular attention to the structure and melodic invention.
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Elizabeth Morgan. Give a brief account of the First Movement, the Introduzione, paying particular attention to the structure and melodic invention. This movement is in Sonata form with an introduction. The movement opens with a theme in the cellos and double basses which is built on the interval of a perfect fourth and a major second. At bar 6 the violins begin a very chromatic wedge figure which is continued through the violin, violas and flutes, with the cellos and basses holding on their note as a pedal. The flute part in bar 11 continues the wedge figure, and the upper flute part highlights the perfect fourth. At bar 12 the perfect fourth and major second sequence from the beginning is repeated, but the idea grows. At bar 22, the theme is repeated again, this time with the violas joining the cellos and basses. The theme is in diminution and is lengthened yet...


