-increasingly focused on creating greater contrast within the symphonic form
extended to contrast between melodic themes themselves
-Liszt Les Preludes (1854): melodic motif is presented with different rhythms, textures and tonalities to portray different points in a story
-Berlioz uses an idée fixe in his Symphonie Fantastique (1830) and transforms the melody by its' context, rhythm and orchestra
*2nd movement is heard as a waltz, whereas the 5th movement uses a Eb clarinet playing the melody (more distorted version)
-Rise in virtuosity and melodies became more chromatic for means of exprression
Tchaikovsky Symphonie Pathetique: long expressive theme in the Adagio section
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