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[Eng.]

The direction of a melody; the abstract quality of the motion and figure of a composition, achieved through dynamics, pitch direction, and tempo.

Shape, ascending:
Mozart: Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550, IV: W. W. Norton - 4-CD Musical Example Bank -- Disc 3, Track 3
Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I, Prelude and Fugue No. 1 in C major, BWV 846, Prelude.: W. W. Norton - 4-CD Musical Example Bank -- Disc 2, Track 65
Strauss: Don Juan, Op. 20: W. W. Norton - 4-CD Musical Example Bank -- Disc 1, Track 3
Shape, descending:
Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, Act II, Pas de Deux: W. W. Norton - 4-CD Musical Example Bank -- Disc 1, Track 5
Bizet: Carmen, "Habanera": W. W. Norton - 4-CD Musical Example Bank -- Disc 1, Track 54
Josquin Desprez: El Grillo: W. W. Norton - 4-CD Musical Example Bank -- Disc 2, Track 41
Saint-Saëns: Le carnaval des animaux, Fossiles: W. W. Norton - 4-CD Musical Example Bank -- Disc 2, Track 15
Shape, wave:
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major, K 467, II (piano entrance): W. W. Norton - 4-CD Musical Example Bank -- Disc 1, Track 4
Barber: Adagio for Strings, Op. 9: W. W. Norton - 4-CD Musical Example Bank -- Disc 1, Track 36