Meloodia Dynamics Dünaamika Harmony Harmoonia Rhythm Rütm Meter Meetrum Tempo Tempo Texture Faktuur Mode Laad Register Register Timbre Tämber Range Diapasoon Homophony Homofoonia Polyphony Polüfoonia Melody
metre remains stable. Fresh material, reminiscent of funeral music, is added (Tempo moderato). In the recapitulation (Allegro), the dynamics have been fully reduced. In an elegiac mood, the texture expires in the Coda. Regarding contents and form, the Fourth Symphony stands out as a very homogeneous one: everything is directly interconnected. The harmonies are constantly shifting from tonality to atonality, according to the ideas. There are extensive counterpoints, but homophony is the principal vehicle. Greater mixed timbres occur in the orchestration, the brass groups are widely used (French horns and trumpets). The latter are sometimes playing in piano and pianissimo in the low registers, giving a specific softness of sound. In spite of the massive instrumental body, the whole texture is airy. The unique feature of the Fourth Symphony in that the leading part is manifest mostly in unisons. That way the sound obtains colour and strength and progressing