Improving the practice and performance of contemporary music
Loop C - regressive period main motif
This period is treated in quite a special way: sometimes half-measures or even full measures are added or omitted from the general regressive direction. Although there are quite some examples of note-addition, the main tendency in this period is to have note-diminution building down from the main motif. The rhythm does not really change and stays in 32nds all through the period. Dynamics move down from fortissimo in measure 133 to pianissimo in measure 139. Some accents are added to enhance the inner structure of the bars. The phrasing is not altered throughout the period. The melodic curve evolves from the quite capricious residue of the main motif in measure 126 to the repetitive residue in measure 139. The tempo first jumps back from 69-72 to 63-66 bpm in measure 126 and then stays in this tempo for the rest of the period.