Introduction | Subject 8.2 | ODESSA I
Study of Composite Lines
Subject 8.2 is from Tchaikovsky’s Symphony no. 6. mov. iv, mm. 19–23. The goal was to study the composite descending melodic line, scored between violin I and violin II.
Example A is the Violin II.
Example B is the Violin I.
Example C are the Violins I & II. However, in this example the violin II leads.
Example D are the Violins I & II: Balanced, normal performance.
Example E are all the strings, for the full musical context.
