| Linkage,
Knupftechnic. The often hidden means by which separate
sections of a composition are "organically" connected to one another.
Typically, a subordinate motive at the end of one section becomes
the seed of a new section, but the means by which a linkage can be
acheived are limitless. One of Schenker's main objectives in this
essay is to demonstrate how Brahms's linkage technique makes an organic
whole out of the series of separate variations. The reader may refer
to Schenker's analysis of the variations for many examples of linkage
technique. |
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