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P, where a whole new set of motives is introduced and the previous motives are
completely abandoned in favor of a static texture. The effect of this is that the narrative of
the piece stops abruptly, and the tension which has slowly been building is released long
before the climax of the work.

In consideration of the link between the narrative and the music, sections C-g] are
ambiguous. Figure 3 illustrates one possible interpretation along with musical rationale
behind this analysis. While of the five events from the program note, the “people
watching,” the “storm,” and the “aftermath” are very clear musically, there are several
sections that musically suggest either “stillness” or “light rippling wind” or both.

Figure 3: Black Roller Possible Narrative

Section

Elapsed

Time____

Probable Event

Musical Rationale

A

:00_________

Group of people watching

Alternation of short motives among winds______

B

1:30

Watching continues/
Observation of the scene

Viola enters, reiterates wind motives
Woodwind material continues from opening

~

2:45

Watching continues/

Cloud buildup____________

ww chorales suggest layering of clouds
No new motives/ instruments_________________

^D

3:35

Stillness

String chorale (recalls Copland)

Open intervals

Dolce, legato indications_______________________

E

5:27

Stillness______________________

Sustained clusters in winds and cello___________

F________

6:30

Increasing wind___________

Continuous passing of motive z_______________

G_____

7:40

Approach of storm________

New motives_____________________________

H_____

7:58

Stillness______________________

Marked “suddenly quiet, very still, expectant”

I

8:45

Arrival of storm

Intense piano cadenza
fff dynamic

Faster tempo

Extreme registers

Marked “furiously”__________________________

9:05

Growing intensity of storm

Tutti

sul pont.

Marked “furiously ”

Motive d (screaming/crying motive)___________

^K

9:52

Climax of storm

Aleatoric section

Marked “dissonant racket”

Extreme dynamics__________________________

T

10:35

Aftermath of storm

Dissipating rain figure in piano

Return to original tempo

Marked “lightly"

Repetition of motives from earlier in the piece

Major sonority suggesting the sun______________



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