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The direction of a melody; the abstract quality of the motion and figure of a composition, achieved through dynamics, pitch direction, and tempo.


Example


Camille Saint-Saëns: Le carnaval des animaux, "Fossiles"


ASCENDING: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550, IV


Johann Sebastian Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I, Prelude and Fugue No. 1 in C major, BWV 846, "Prelude"


Johann Sebastian Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I, Prelude and Fugue No. 1 in C major, BWV 846, "Fugue"


Richard Strauss: Don Juan, Op. 20


DESCENDING: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, Act II, Pas de Deux


WAVE: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major, K 467, II


Samuel Barber: Adagio for Strings, Op. 9


Georges Bizet: Carmen, "Habanera"



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