The hushed viola melody that precedes the sudden and forceful orchestral ending chord acts as the title character's sheepish expression of remorse for the trouble he has caused.
The hushed viola melody that precedes the sudden and forceful orchestral ending chord acts as the title character's sheepish expression of remorse for the trouble he has caused. Roughly a minute into this piece, a loud brass interjection previewing the main melody disrupts the muted woodwind and violin opening and acts as the incantation that sets the chaotic events of the plot into motion. The bassoon section leads the intense swirling melody that symbolizes tools coming to life and rapidly filling the title character's abode with water in this orchestral scherzo based on a Goethe poem about a callow youth trying to imitate his master. FTP, name this Paul Dukas composition, whose use in Fantasia brings to mind images of Mickey Mouse in a wizard's hat.
The hushed viola melody that precedes the sudden and forceful orchestral ending chord acts as the title character's sheepish expression of remorse for the trouble he has caused.
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