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Re: Brahms' Tragic Overture
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Deryk Barker <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 1 Jun 1999 17:58:02 -0700
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Tim Hu ([log in to unmask]) wrote:

>After the first 2 chords the composer presents a theme of 16 notes:
>A-C-F-A-G-F-A-E E-D-C-Bb-A-F-A-E.  I've always thought that the last E,
>in measure 6, would sound "better" if replaced by a G.  Is it just me?

Wasn't FAE Brahms's motto? Frei aber einsam (Free but alone)?

Deryk Barker
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