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whether born of practical or aesthetic reasons, the fact remains that
many of Lilburn's compositions are characterised by this cut-and-paste
method of recapitulation.
The status of Lilburn's secondary material (second subject groups,
transition themes, fused themes and introduction themes or motifs) is
recognised in his recapitulation sections by at least one recollection,
usually closely resembling the original. Exceptions to this include the
non-return of the episodic second subject of S~hony No.2 and the
surprisingly extensive development of theme 2h of Symphony No.1 movement
I.
A fUrther, and final, characteristic of Lilburn's recapitulation
sections is his use of relatively lengthy codas (in the fiVe works
examined each coda comprised between 11% and 25% of the total duration
of the work - see Table 14). With the exception of a significant
proportion of the coda in both Festival Overture and Aotearoa Overture,
these codas do not function merely as preparatory passages for the final
cadence of each work. All exhibit a summary of material used 1n the
exposition section in addition to summaries already presented in the
recapitulation sections. Some of the codas such as in Symphony No.1
movement I and Allegro show a tendency towards further development of
material.
Perhaps the coda of most interesting design is that of Symphony
No.2 movement It which reveals itself to be almost a microcosm of the
whole movement. Contained within the space of thirty-seven bars is an
abbreviated statement of, and an allusion to, theme la; two varied
statements and a further allusion to the introduction theme; reference
to the introductory cello motif of bar J; and allusions to theme Ib and
the transition theme.
Table 15: Summary tabulation of the structures of:
a) Festival Overture
001-016
017-027
027-037
037-047
048-057
057-071
072-099
Introduction.
Subject la and Ib announced.
Passage announced with 'motif in brass based on brief
development of first subject group with cadential material
from introduction.
Subject la and Ib restated with slight variation.
Transition theme.
Brass motif announcing bridge based on material from
introduction.
2nd subject announced.