Music: An Art and a Language

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work in which the cornets seemed to give just that ringing note
evidently desired by Franck.]


[Footnote 279: The harmony of this passage is most character-
istic of Franck and should be carefully studied.]


That both the first and last movements end with canons is in-
deed noteworthy; Franck thus clearly showing his belief that in
no other way than by polyphonic imitation could such intensity
of utterance be gained.

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