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Many other elements might be found within rock music, but these three are of particular importance in Viola Tango Rock Concerto, particularly the third movement. Yusupov argues that “rock, as a genre, has forgotten the sophisticated ideas and the social class differences often associated with classical music.” 31 Because of its varied musical possibilities, rock music represents a kind of chaos

or noise within Viola Tango Rock Concerto , which, after the multi-stylistic movements that came before, is designed to bring the listener closer to the present. Yusupov comments that “after the rock, you will find a big collage,” 32 which describes the feeling after a period of great chaos. This collage is found in the fourth movement, the analysis for which can be found in Figure 5 .

Figure 5: Viola Tango Rock Concerto: formal analysis of Movement IV Score excerpts © 2010. Used with kind permission from MUSIKVERLAG HANS SIKORSKI GMBH & CO. KG, Hamburg.

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