Sunday, July 17, 2016

Hummel, Hungarian Dances, op23n7

Hummel published a set of seven Hungarian Dances as his opus 23. The last of them is shown below.


In the first strain, transposition of the basic idea up a fourth to begin the consequent phrase generates overall a scalewise ascent through the octave D5-D6 before a sudden, very direct descent in the cadence. In the "cut-out" below the score, see the underlying pattern of parallel 10ths that propel the figure.


The second strain uses a different motive and by no means so clear a melodic frame but it does succeed in ending with a steadily rising cadence gesture that covers the second phrase.