Music Box March

The music box 'ballerina' theme opens modestly in the Glockenspiel and low Flute, with Clarinets in Alberti-bass style support. Once concluded, it is immediately re-presented by the full ensemble, with Snare Drum keeping stout time. The mood then becomes more pensive as the tonality shifts to the tonic minor. For the final statement, the major key returns as the military take-over of the theme is complete, with a rousing, emphatic finish.