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Example 11.5 > furious, frightening piano opening Allegro
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The specter of death, the Elf King, beckons gently to the boy. He does so in seductively sweet tones, in a melody with the gentle lilt and folksy “um-pah- pah” accompaniment of a popular tune (Example 11.6).
Example 11.6 > the alluring elf king (download 32 at 1:29)
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(Thou dearest boy, come go with me!)
The frightened boy cries out to his father in an agitated line that culminates in a tense, chromatic ascent (Example 11.7).
Example 11.7 > the frightened boy (1:52)
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(Dear father, my father, say, did'st thou not hear the Elf King whisper promises in my ear?)
This cry is heard again and again in the course of the song, each time at a successively higher pitch and with increasingly dissonant harmonies. In this way the music mirrors the boy’s growing terror. The father tries to calm him in low tones that are steady, stable, and repetitive. The Elf King at first charms in sweet, consonant
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