00:00 Tympani opens the movement, French horns make short  statements above.
00:27 Descending melody follows full orchestral chord. Fig. 1
00:41 Repeat of the melody with the addition of a bassoon solo  melody.
00:53 Violin takes the melody with activity in the lower  strings. Fig. x
01:06 Sudden brass and percussion shouts, violin and lower  string activity continues.
01:20 New texture, pizzicato strings, very active bassoon line  accompanies.
01:39 Brass and woodwinds play a powerful march theme, notice  the tympani.
02:04 Trumpet call, low pedal note in the trombone, phrase  completed by a very dissonant chord.
02:11 Return to pizzicato strings.
02:22 March returns.
02:52 Soft strings and woodwinds, crescendo.
03:15 Climax of the theme, cymbal crashes, lower brass. Fig. 1
03:25 Transition. Fig. x
03:42 Sudden orchestral accent, galloping string activity.
04:14 Solo clarinet playing the fixed idea just before the axe  falls. Fig. 2
04:23 Loud accented chord interrupts the clarinet solo.
04:25 Drum roll, cymbal crashes, brass chords conclude the  movement. Fig. x
04:45 End