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I found this in a CD liner note. "the work shows the influence of Beethoven in its dramatic contrasts and its feeling for large scale tonal organization."



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I found this in a CD liner note. "the work shows the influence of Beethoven in its dramatic contrasts and its feeling for large scale tonal organization."



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I found this in a CD liner note. "the work shows the influence of Beethoven in its dramatic contrasts and its feeling for large scale tonal organization."



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"Large scale tonal organization" refers to planned key relations extended in time. Relating the first and last movement in symphonies for example. Mozart and Beethoven did this a lot.






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    "Large scale tonal organization" refers to planned key relations extended in time. Relating the first and last movement in symphonies for example. Mozart and Beethoven did this a lot.






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