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... Adagio for Strings creates a very melancholy, tragic, and depressing feeling; it is the musical personification of weeping. ... The one part which stuck out in my mind is about a minute into the piece when the violin plays a very high pitched, meek melody and is answered by the low strings in a very choppy, almost hammering fashion. ... The music has a faster tempo and is choppier, especially in the lower strings. ... Rather, there is a sudden volume increase and a simple repetition of the melody over double timed low strings and then a closing phrase to signify the end of the piece.
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