In the previous post I looked at the theme and at variations 1 and 4 in Paul Dukas's
Variations, interlude et final sur un thème de Rameau. The last three variations (out of eleven) are also of interest with respect to ascending cadence gestures (as these compare with the theme).
In variation 9, ^5 is overtopped by ^8 (in a D5-D6 octave) at the beginning, and the register is returned to for both cadences and the beginning of the reprise (all boxes).
In variation 10, the opening is complex, but the ending reduces the ascent to (nearly) its simplest form -- in any case, the
marcato makes it unmistakable.
Variation 11 is very long and features two stepwise, partly chromatic ascents (which are repeated later in the variation): at (a) from A3 to D4, at (b) from Bb3 all the way to D5.
