Following the rules of choral responsion, the antistrophe matches the metrical pattern of thestrophe, echoing its melody while also introducing a marked contrast thematically.From theCambridge English Corpus
Almost at the end of the song's firststrophe, we cut to the scene outside the listening room.From theCambridge English Corpus
In one respect, however, the two strophes are musically unlike: tonality and harmonic direction.From theCambridge English Corpus
At a later point he revised and standardised the two strophes.From theCambridge English Corpus
The second version is given in full score, again in the composer's hand, with a vocal setting of the first two strophes of the poetry.From theCambridge English Corpus
The literalness of this final choralstropheis a necessary counter to the looseness of the fugato episode.From theCambridge English Corpus
The firststropheconsists of a single canon which takes six bars to unfold.From theCambridge English Corpus
The melody is set out by syllable, line andstrophein a way that clearly shows its structure.From theCambridge English Corpus
A precise rhyme/chime parallel occurs only in five strophes (1, 3, 4, 6 and 14).From theCambridge English Corpus
The affinity among these strophes is clear in the mixed use of trochaics and dactylics.From theCambridge English Corpus
Our analysis is not simple, as it makes use of trochaics, dactylics, extrametricality and catalexis all within the samestrophe.From theCambridge English Corpus
By limiting this attack to three strophes, the author made it easier to remember and thus more likely to spread.From theCambridge English Corpus
A further complication is that the changes between speakers occur at different places in eachstrophe.From theCambridge English Corpus
The firststropheends with the two motives occurring simultaneously in bar 10, over low notes held in the piano.From theCambridge English Corpus
After only eight bars, the hint of a secondstrophedisintegrates into an eerie transition narrating the disappearance of the ghost.From theCambridge English Corpus
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