structure
ABA structure
A section
b 1-31 Allegro Assai
drone and saltarello
B section
b 32-135
melody has irregular phrase structure - 7,7,4,7
Harold theme
b 65
superimpose on serenade material
b 72
hints at C minor in passing
increased rhythmic elaboration involving triplets and semiquavers
serenade theme
hear again in b 100
d minor again, played by horns
b 111
further use of the motif from b 48
second A section
b 136-165
exact repetition of opening Allegro Assai
extended coda
b 166-208 Allegretto
features in coda
saltarello played throughout by violas
idee fixe now played by flute
b 193
texture reduced to violas playing saltarello rhythms then, at b 197 the drone with acciaccaturas