Prelude
Marianne
Vamp
Playing a musical passage legato means to play the notes smoothly and connected, while playing staccato means to play the notes short and detached.
The introductory music is called the overture.
A prologue is a foreword or introductory section of a book or musical work.
The cast of A Musical Passage - 1984 includes: Lazar Gosman as himself
A motive is a short musical idea.A short musical idea.
Musical articulation symbols indicate how a note or passage should be played. Some common symbols include staccato (short and detached), legato (smooth and connected), accent (emphasized), and marcato (strong and accented).
The symphony's warming-up cacophony slowly melded into the introductory passage.
It can be two things: First, it can be a short musical passage (a phrase) connected with a certain character or idea in the music. The operas of Richard Wagner are full of signature phrases (he called them "leitmotivs") identifying people, objects and places. A "signature phrase" can also be a short musical passage that instantly identifies the work and it's composer - such as the first four notes of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony.
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Irving's tone in these introductory passages is nostalgic and contemplative, as he reflects on the past with a sense of longing and sentimentality. There is a touch of melancholy as he recalls the passage of time and the changing landscapes of his memory.