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The development section of sonata form in German theoretical terminology. Literally "leading through."
Also spelled: Durchfuhrung, Durchfuehrung
The German term emphasizes the developmental process — themes are "led through" various keys and transformations. Understanding the Durchführung concept helps: it is a journey, not just a collection of thematic fragments.
German analysis of Beethoven's symphonies centers on the Durchführung as the intellectual and dramatic core of the first movement.
Durchführung is one of 1760 terms in the Gradus musical dictionary: the words, abbreviations and instrument names that appear in printed scores, plus the vocabulary composers use to talk about them.
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