00:00  The Clarinet plays a legato statement of the folk song  Simple Gifts. Fig. 1
00:09 Next phrase, see below. Fig. 2
00:34 Variation 1: higher register, oboe and bassoon, little  change to the melody. Fig. x
01:00 Variation 2: the percussion section becomes more active,  harp, piano, glockenspiel play the theme in the upper  range while the violas and trombone play it half as  fast in a lower range. The strings take over the  melody.
01:17 Horns enter playing the theme in a round.
01:48 Variation 3: the trumpets and trombones play Simple Gifts  twice as fast as a staccato melody increasing the  tension and excitement.
02:17 Variation 4: a more legato melody, a little slower in  tempo, woodwinds. This is the second half of the folk  song. Fig. 3
02:33 Variation 5: full orchestra, very loud, the folk song is  played slowly and majestically covering the full  range of the orchestra. Fig. x
03:11 End.