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Example 3. Sergey Prokofiev, Romeo at Friar Laurence’s home , mm. 95–103 (Borisovsky’s Viola Transcription).

the tonic of B-flat major without a cumbersome modulation (ex. 3).

of the “segue” into a reprise of the Carnival music in the original score by returning in measure 102 to the material from the opening of the excerpt, signalled by a clever use of the “declamato” motif that appears many times in the ballet to return to

Given that the ballet had so many changes made to its structure at various times, it is even possible that

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