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Re: Williams "Two note" theme
• Posted by: Bert   <Send E-Mail>
• Date: Saturday, May 1, 2004, at 6:10 p.m.
• IP Address: cache-ntc-ab04.proxy.aol.com
• In Response to: Williams "Two note" theme (Mark)

> Before you all get over excited about the orginality of William's two note
> theme listen agin the Franz Waxman's "Dr.Jeckle and Mr. Hyde"
> score and you will find exactly the same gesture and interval, used for a
> very similar purpose.

> Cordially,

> Mark

Actually, Dvorak's Symphony No. 8, beginning of Allegro con Fuoco starts with the exact two-note theme. This dates back to 1889.




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