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Grief (Martha Mödl; ogg format)  |
The Grief motif (A) is formed from the inversion of the Atonement motif (#24), and therefore indirectly derived from the motif of Faith. In the second form (B), there is a fall of a sixth and the rhythm is slightly changed. This is slightly modified into the (C) form, which is the inversion of the Innocence motif (#37). It is related to motif #13, that of Herzeleide, and it is therefore perhaps that von Wolzogen called it, "the second motive of Heart's Affliction".
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In example (A) we see the Grief
motive in conjunction with the Yearning motif in diminution. In example (C), in
the accompaniment to Ich sah das Kind
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Grief (a) blends into the motif (b) of
Nature (#16), as found in the
seductive music of the Flower Maidens. It returns to dominate the
transformation music of the third act.
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