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Though composed within a sonata form (exposition-development-recapitulation-coda) analogous to the first movements of Haydn and Mozart symphonies, the first movement of the ‘Eroica’ is unusually complex f...

In order to structure a comparative essay at this level it is best to break the pieces down, and compare and contrast them in terms of their melody, rhythm, harmony, instrumentation, texture and structure...

Firstly try to find any similiarities that there are - do they have the same instrumentation? Or do they both come from a similar style - are they both dances, for example? Discuss these first, and don't ...

• Polyphonic rhythms similar to those used within the African drumming style - Use of the Djembe - Use of African spoken language - The shaker used to good effect to create crickets/insect sounds
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"Urtext" (German for "original text") editions are generally the closest to the composer's intentions. Since centuries have passed, sometimes it is difficult to tell whether an Urtext ...