21. It is composed in the key of A major and is set to the tempo of Moderato at 86 bpm. 22. The first movement " Allegro moderato " is composed in sonata form and is the longest of the four movements. 23. After three tumultuous years and several masterpieces ( " L'Allegro, Il Peneroso ed il Moderato ," 24. As Von Rothbart disappears, the swan maidens fill the clearing [ Sc�ne : Allegro, Moderato assai quasi andante ]. 25. Some recordings feature only three movements, with the last marked as " Moderato Allegro con brio ". 26. The first movement opens with a moderato ostinato on bass trombone with the woodwinds on top playing grinding, dissonant chords. 27. The "'Flat Sisters "'group of three sisters consisting of Grave, Allegro, and Moderato . 28. The last section, which is Moderato also, is a repeat of the first section, BUT without the repeat. 29. The choreographer Mark Morris's " Allegro, Il Penseroso ed Il Moderato " is a wonderful theater piece. 30. Her novel " Moderato Cantabile " has been required reading for French high school students since its publication in 1958.
