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Into The Raging River Analysis

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The first piece is Into the Raging River, a tone poem by Steven Reineke. The piece is composed to show adventures of the white-colored river on a water-rafting trip. Composed in 1999, what made the piece a tone poem was a single continuous movement that suggests the content of a short story. In this context, it shows adventures of the white-colored river on a water-rafting trip. (HOW????) Unlike traditional symphonic movements, which focuses on following traditional musical form patterns like sonata form, this piece is intended to inspire listeners to imagine and consider scenes, ideas, and moods. (HOW??)
This intention related to the Romantic Era, where romanticism encouraged literary, pictorial, and drama associations in music.
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