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Write illustrations to show the use of timbre-mixing for subtlety. Write one example to illustrate melodic use, and another to illustrate the “Wagnerian” subtlety of harmonic effect (as shown in the examples on p. 149). Study the scores of the Prelude to Tristan and Isolde and the Prelude to Lohengrin by Wagner, to see how he has applied doubling to his melody (principally for strengthening) and subtle differentiation to the harmony.
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