Strauss' transliteration of Nietzsche

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Today we are presenting an analysis of a passage from Richard Strauss’s Also sprach Zarathustra. In this brief movement, Strauss makes extensive use of his large harmonic palette including augmented sixths, linear chords, distant modulations, and mediant transformations.

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Richard Strauss (1864–1949)

Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30, TrV 176: II. Von den Hinterweltlern
Recording: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Mariss Jansons

DISCLAIMER: Also sprach Zarathustra was written in 1883 and not 1833 as it displays at the end of the video. Apologies!