INTERVALS BY SIZE
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All intervals in the following phrases are melodic unless marked "harm."
Names of excerpts are preceded by scale degree numbers.
UNISON
SECONDS
Minor second
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1 to 7 Mendelssohn: Wedding March from Midsummer Night's Dream 1 to 7 Tchaikovsky: Waltz from Sleeping Beauty 3 to 4 Beethoven: Symphony No.1, IV 3 to 4 Offenbach: Barcarolle 3 to 4 Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2: II 4 to 3 Beethoven: Symphony No. 9, III 4 to 3 Tchaikovsky: Waltz of the Flowers from Nutcracker Suite 4 to 3 Chopin: Barcarolle 4 to 3 Handel: Adagio from Water Music 4 to 3 Vivaldi: Winter, II from The Four Seasons 7 to 1 Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, II, excerpt 17 to 1 Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No.17 to 1 Handel: Hallelujah, from Messiah7 to 1 Beethoven: Symphony No. 9, III raised 1 to 2 Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, II, excerpt 22 to 3 in min Schubert: Symphony No. 8, "Unfinished", I 3 to 2 in min Beethoven: Sonata Op. 13 "Pathetique" 3 to 2 in min Beethoven: Symphony No. 5, II 3 to 2 in min Mozart: Symphony No. 40, "G Minor": IV, excerpt 1 raised 4 to 5 Beethoven: Symphony No. 3, IV5 to 6 in min Mozart: Symphony No. 40, "G Minor": IV, excerpt 2 6 to 5 in min Mozart: Symphony No. 40, "G Minor": IV, excerpt 3 6 to 5 in min Albinoni: Adagio 6 to 5 in min Leoncavallo: Vesti la Giubba from Pagliacci Placido Domingo, Tenor7 to 1 in min Mozart: Symphony No. 40, "G Minor": III 7 to 1 in min Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2
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Major second
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1 to 2 Chopin: Etude Op. 10, No.3; excerpt 1 1 to 2 Wagner: Bridal Chorus from Lohengrin 2 to 1 Beethoven: Symphony No. 5, II 2 to 1 Chopin: Etude Op. 10, No.3; excerpt 2 2 to 1 Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, II, excerpt 1 2 to 1 Verdi: Grand March from Aida 2 to 3 Beethoven: Symphony No. 5, IV 2 to 3 Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2: II 2 to 3 Handel: Allegro from Water Music 3 to 2 Tchaikovsky: Overture from Nutcracker Suite 3 to 2 Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, II, excerpt 2 3 to 2 Debussy: Clair de Lune 4 to 5 Traditional: Oh When the Saints excerpt 15 to 4 Traditional: Oh When the Saints excerpt 25 to 4 Beethoven: Sonata Op. 2, No. 2, I5 to 4 Haydn: Symphony No.94 "Surprise", III5 to 6 Vivaldi: Winter, II from The Four Seasons 6 to 5 Chopin: Polonaise, Op. 53 6 to 5 Bach: Orchestral Suite in D: Air 6 to 7 Pachelbel: Canon 1 to 2 in min Handel: Adagio from Water Music, excerpt 1 2 to 1 in min Vivaldi: Spring, II from The Four Seasons, excerpt 1 4 to 3 in min Handel: Adagio from Water Music, excerpt 2 4 to 3 in min Bach: Fugue II in C Minor from The Well Tempered Claier 4 to 5 in min Vivaldi: Spring, II from The Four Seasons, excerpt 2
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Augmented second
Jewish excerpts from Chassidic Dances arr: Gilad, Burstyn & Shlomer, Tikva Records
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THIRDS
Minor third
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Major third
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1 to 3 Haydn: Symphony No. 94, "Surprise": II, excerpt 1 1 to 3 Haydn: Symphony No. 94, "Surprise": II, excerpt 2 1 to 3 Haydn: Symphony No. 96, "Miracle": I, excerpt 1 1 to 3 Haydn: Symphony No. 96, "Miracle": III 1 to 3 Mascagni: Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusitcana 3 to 1 Haydn: Symphony No. 94, "Surprise": III 3 to 1 Beethoven: Symphony No. 6: III 3 to 1 Beethoven: Symphony No. 6: V 5 to 7 Schubert: "Unfinished" Symphony: II 6 to 4 Ravel: Bolero 7 to 5 Copland: Simple Gifts from Appalachian Spring 7 to 5 Beethoven: Sonata Op.2, No.2, I 7 to 5 Haydn: Symphony No.95, II 7 to 5 Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik: I 7 to 5 Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2: II 1 to low 6 in min Leoncavallo: "Vesti la Giubba" from I Pagliacci Placido Domingo, tenor; 5 to 3 in min Haydn: Symphony No. 94, "Surprise": II, excerpt 3 5 to 3 in min Haydn: Symphony No. 96, "Miracle": I, excerpt 2 5 to 3 in min Beethoven: Symphony No. 5: III 2 to raised 4 Beethoven: Symphony No. 4: I
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FOURTHS
Diminished fourth
Perfect fourth
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1 asc. to 4 Italian Folk Song: Ai Preat 1 des. to 5 Haydn: Symphony No. 93, II 1 des. to 5 Haydn: Symphony No. 97, I 1 des. to 5 Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 4 "Italian," III 1 des. to 5 Bach: Violin Concerto No. 2, II 1 des. to 5 Beethoven: Symphony No. 7, I excerpt 1 1 des. to 5 Rachmaninoff: Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini1 des. to 5 Mouret: Rondeau1 des. to 5 Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet1 des. to 5 Schubert: "Unfinished" Symphony2 asc. to 5 Delibes: Flower Duet 2 asc. to 5 Beethoven: Symphony No. 4, I 2 asc. to 5 Handel: Hornpipe from Water Music3 asc. to 6 Liszt: Liebestraum No.35 asc. to 1 Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 4 "Italian," II 5 asc. to 1 Bach: Gavotte from Orchestral Suite No. 4 5 asc. to 1 Bizet: "Habanera" from Carmen 5 asc. to 1 Beethoven: Symphony No. 4, II 5 asc. to 1 Beethoven: Symphony No. 6, V; excerpt 1 5 asc. to 1 Beethoven: Symphony No. 6, V; excerpt 2 5 asc. to 1 Beethoven: Symphony No. 3, IV 5 asc. to 1 Bizet: "Toreodor" from Carmen 5 asc. to 1 Chopin: Valse Brillante 5 asc. to 1 Copland: "Simple Gifts" from Appalachian Spring 5 asc. to 1 Strauss: Blue Danube Waltz 5 asc. to 1 Verdi: "Grand March" from Aida 5 asc. to 1 Wagner "Bridal Chorus" from Lohengrin 5 des. to 2 Beethoven: Symphony No. 7, I, excerpt 2 5 des. to 2 Beethoven: Sonata Op.7,No.4, II 5 des. to 2 Beethoven: Symphony No. 6, I 6 des. to 3 Borodin: Polovetsian Dance from Prince Igor
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Augmented fourth
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TRITONE
FIFTHS
Diminished fifth
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Perfect fifth
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1 asc. to 5 A. Binder: Morning Service for the New Year1 asc. to 5 Beethoven: Symphony No. 5, I1 asc. to 5 Grieg: "Morning Mood" from Peer Gynt Suite1 asc. to 5 Mozart: Variations on "Ah vous dirai-je Maman" (Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star)1 asc. to 5 R. Strauss: Fanfare from Also Sprach Zarathustra1 asc. to 5 Beethoven: Symphony No. 9, IV1 asc. to 5 Haydn: Symphony No. 931 asc. to 5 Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 21: II1 asc. to 5 Vivaldi: Spring, I from The Four Seasons2 des. to 5 Bach: Violin Concerto No.2, II2 des. to 5 Beethoven: Symphony No. 2, IV2 des. to 5 Mozart: Horn Concerto No. 4 K. 495: III2 des. to 5 Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition2 des. to 5 Copland: "Simple Gifts" from Appalachian Spring2 des. to 5 Beethoven: Symphony No. 2, IV3 des. to 6 Mascagni: Cavalleria Rustica: Intermezzo5 asc. to 2 Haydn: "Surprise" Symphony, II5 asc. to 2 Handel: from Water Music5 des. to 1 Schubert: Symphony No. 8 "Unfininshed", I5 des. to 1 Beethoven: Symphony No. 9, IV, excerpt 2 in the solo tenor 5 des. to 1 Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue5 des. to 1 Beethoven: Symphony No. 6, II5 des. to 1 Beethoven: Symphony No. 4, II5 des. to 1 Beethoven: Symphony No. 4, IV5 des. to 1 Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique, IV5 des. to 1 Copland: Fanfare for the Common Man5 des. to 1 Elgar: March No.1 from Pomp and Circumstance5 des. to 1 Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana5 des. to 1 Rachmaninoff: Rhapsody On a Theme by Paganini
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SIXTHS
Minor sixth
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Major sixth
SEVENTHS
Diminished seventh
Minor seventh
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Major seventh
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OCTAVE
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SERIES OF INTERVALS
All intervals ascending unless marked "desc"
- R. Strauss: Fanfare to Also Sprach Zarathustra
P5th, P4th, M3rd, desc m2nd;
P5th, P4th, m3rd (or Aug2nd), m2nd
- Chopin: Grande Valse Brillante Geza Anda, piano
First two notes of the motive: M3rd, P4th, P5th
First and last notes of the motive: P5th, M6th, m7th, then P8ve
- Mozart, Piano Concerto No. 21, K. 467
In the violins: m2nd, P4th, P4th, d4th, P4th, P4th
- Copland: Fanfare for the Common Man
Intervals between phrases not shown:
P4th, P5th;
P5th, desc M2nd;
Desc M3rd, Desc P4th, desc P4th;
Three root position major triads;
desc M6th, desc P5th.
- Debussy: Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faune
Three 2-note phrases at end of excerpt:
1. desc M3rd (desc m6th between),
2. m3rd (M2nd between),
3. desc m3rd.
- Mendelssohn: Italian Symphony
Perfect 4th; desc. Major 3rd
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