Wikiで学ぶ英語 - Classic【Beethoven - Symphony No. 7】

movement : （交響曲などの）楽章

The Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92, is a symphony in four movements composed by Ludwig van Beethoven.
exalt : 称賛する、praise

The program also included the patriotic work Wellington's Victory, exalting the victory of the British over Napoleon's France.
modulation : 転調

The first movement starts with a long, expanded introduction marked Poco sostenuto (metronome mark: quarter note = 69) that is noted for its long ascending scales and a cascading series of applied dominants that facilitates modulations to C major and F major.
culminate : 最高潮に達する

This progression culminates with the wind section playing the first melody while the first violin plays the second.
prodigious : 巨大な、驚異的な、Extraordinary; marvelous

In his book Beethoven and his Nine Symphonies (1896), Sir George Grove wrote, "The force that reigns throughout this movement is literally prodigious, and reminds one of Carlyle's hero Ram Dass, who has 'fire enough in his belly to burn up the entire world.' "
apotheosis : 頂点、極致、典型、the ideal example; epitome.

Another admirer, Richard Wagner, referring to the lively rhythms which permeate the work, called it the "apotheosis of the dance".

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