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e x a m p l e s a n d f i g u r e s Examples 1.1 G-Hypodorian species and division at D. 14 1.2 Andrea Gabrieli, ‘‘Due rose fresche,’’ mm. 1–13. 15–16 1.3 Andrea Gabrieli, ‘‘Due rose fresche,’’ mm. 48–end. 17–18 1.4 Reciting formulas. 19 1.5 Marenzio, ‘‘Due rose fresche,’’ mm. 1–23. 21–21 1.6 Marenzio, ‘‘Due rose fresche,’’ mm. 24–38. 22 1.7 Marenzio, ‘‘Due rose fresche,’’ mm. 51–61. 24 1.8 Marenzio, ‘‘Due rose fresche,’’ mm. 86–end. 26–27 3.1 Beethoven, Adagio of String Quartet in E minor, op. 59, no. 2, dotted rhythm and counterpoint. 68 3.2 Beethoven, Adagio of String Quartet in E minor, op. 59, no. 2, climactic chorale. 69 3.3 Haydn, dotted theme from Largo cantabile e mesto of String Quartet in D, op. 76, no. 5 (mm. 9–11). 70 3.4 Haydn, first theme from Largo cantabile e mesto of String Quartet in D, op. 76, no. 5. 71 4.1a Beethoven, String Quartet in E minor, Op.59, no. 2, first movement, mm. 11–14 (first theme in exposition). 84 4.1b Beethoven, String Quartet in E minor, Op. 59, no. 2, first movement, mm. 151–54 (first theme in recapitulation). 84 4.2 Beethoven, String Quartet in E minor, Op. 59, no. 2, first movement, mm. 208a–d. 85 4.3 Mendelssohn, Overture to A Midsummer Night’s Dream, mm. 1–8. 90 4.4 Mendelssohn, Overture to A Midsummer Night’s Dream, mm. 390–436. 91–93 4.5 Mendelssohn, Overture to A Midsummer Night’s Dream, mm. 76–84 (winds). 94 4.6 Mendelssohn, Overture to A Midsummer Night’s Dream, mm. 1–4, bass notes only. 95 vii viii Examples and Figures 4.7 Mendelssohn, Overture to A Midsummer Night’s Dream, mm. 682–86. 95 4.8 Beethoven, Symphony no. 5, Op. 67, first movement, mm. 71–94. 98 5.1 Brahms Piano Concerto in B♭, op. 83, Four Passages in the Andante. 110 6.1 Giacomo Puccini, The Girl of the Golden West (La fanciulla del West) (Milan: G. Ricordi, 1911), piano-vocal score, opening of prelude. 140 6.2 Puccini, Girl of the Golden West, conclusion of prelude. 140 6.3 Puccini, Girl of the Golden West, act 2, ‘‘Un bacio, un bacio almen!’’ mm. 1–10. 144 6.4 Puccini, Girl of the Golden West, act 1, waltz (second iteration), mm. 1–6. 145 6.5 Puccini, Girl of the Golden West, act 1, waltz melody as arietta, ‘‘Quello che tacete me,’’ mm. 1–6. 146 8.1 Hans Werner Henze, Elegy for Young Lovers, Act 3, mm. 367–71. (German text with literal English translation.) 175–76 8.2 Hans Werner Henze, Elegy for Young Lovers, Act 3, mm. 374–83. (German text with Auden and Kallman’s English original.) 177 8.3 Paul Hindemith, Cardillac, Act 1, conclusion. 179 8.4 Benjamin Britten, The Turn of the Screw, Act 1, ‘‘At Night’’ (Quint’s melismas). 181 Figures 5.1 Brahms, Piano Concerto in B♭, op. 83, comparative recording durations. 107 6.1 ‘‘The Mammoth Trees (Sequoia gigantica), California (Calaveras County),’’ chromolithograph published by A. J. Campbell, Cincinnati, c. 1860. 119 6.2 Albert Bierstadt (1830–1902), Among the Sierra Nevada, California (1868), oil on canvas. 120 6.3 Albert Bierstadt (1830–1902), Sunset in the Yosemite Valley (1868), oil on canvas. 121 6.4 David Belasco, The Girl of the Golden West: Novelized from the Play (New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1911), cover illustration. 123 [18.118.2.15] Project MUSE (2024-04-23 21:31 GMT) ix Examples and Figures 6.5 David Belasco, The Girl of the Golden West: Novelized from the Play (New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1911; undated reprint), title page, and movie still of actress Sylvia Breamer as ‘‘The Girl’’ in 1923 film directed by Edwin Carewe. 124 6.6 The Girl of the Golden West (1930), Vitaphone sound film directed by John Francis Dillon, First National Pictures, movie herald, 3.5 ⳯ 5 in. 125 6.7 ‘‘The Girl of the Olden West,’’ sheet-music cover; lyrics by Haven Gillespie, music by Egbert van Alstyne and Charles L. Cooke (New York and Detroit: Jerome H. Remick, 1923). 126 6.8 ‘‘A Girl from the Golden West,’’ stereocard, 1906, copyright by E. W. Kelley. 127 6.9 The Girl of the Golden West (1905–6), by David...

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