Word: grazioso
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...first movement with a good response to the contrapuntal themes and development which ran through this piece. It is marked "moderately fast, with vigor," and the group really did plunge into the work. Mighty drum rolls vied for attention with the forceful brasses. But the following Andantino grazioso was not so dynamic, and the listless tones detracted somewhat from the verve of the first movement...