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(Ger. ‘solemn’, ‘festive’).
Expression mark used by Bruckner in his syms. and by Wagner for Siegfried's funeral march in Götterdämmerung. Term is assoc. with public celebrations, ‘solemn’ for religious occasions, ‘festive’ for secular.
Subjects: Music.
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