Brahms | Symphony No. 2 | Ex. 21
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Brahms | Symphony No. 2, i | Ex. 21
Exemple 21 : Contraste par la texturation d'une ligne mélodique
Example 21: Contrast through the textural treatment of a melodic line.
Figure 21. J. Brahms, 2ème symphonie, 1er mouvement, mm. 286-297. © Dover Publications, 1974.
Figure 21. J. Brahms, 2ème symphonie, 1er mouvement, mm. 286-297. © Dover Publications, 1974.
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