Listening To The Waltz Scene In The Sound Of Music

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*2. Introduction / response / statement of over-all effect
Listening to this symphony soothes my mind every time I listen to it. It brings nothing but happiness to me and makes me forget all the negative feelings I had before listening to it. The symphony reminds me of the Waltz scene in the Sound of Music which was my favorite part of the whole movie. It flows and brings all the emotions I felt watching that scene. The transition of the symphony brought on the memories of this scene in the Sound of Music.
I chose this piece over the other ones because this is the only one that brought happiness and memories the very first time I heard it. It brought so much happiness to me that I got up dancing several times. I wanted to just go out and dance the night away like I didn’t have class the next morning.
*3. Description
This piece is divided into three segments and the first and third segments are almost the same. The piece is much like a waltz and has a tempo that is moderate to moderately fast. It is composed of string instruments and a snare drum.
The first segment of the piece is an orchestra composed of cello, violin and bass instruments. The segment is divided into four sub-segments. The orchestra play a forte then a decrescendo to a mezzo forte. As the four sub-segments, the transformation to the second segment is brought into by a decrescendo that is a slightly slow. The tempo is less instinct which puts emphasis on the basses and cellos. The timbre of the first segment is the balance of the string instruments with the snare drum in the background.
The second segment doesn’t have any snare drum in it. It seems to be a battle going on between the louder string instruments and the softer string instruments. The sub-segm...

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...The whole waltz scene is joyful and inspiring but the second segment of the piece is the most joyful of them all. It’s when your joyfulness reaches the highest peak it can reach. This is a piece that I will always keep when I feel down and need to be filled with joy.

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