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Macbeth, op. 51, was once performed at the Crystal Palace concerts, but has been very thoroughly neglected since. It is real modern programme music, and scored for a very large orchestra, including a solo part for the cornet-à-pistons and a military drum. The symphonic poem opens at Act ii., Scene 2, and is headed {64} with the words,
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Hours dreadful and strange things. The music is very slow and mysterious, but works up to a climax on the words of the Witches,
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Fair is foul and foul is fair. Then comes, very _piano_,
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The March of the Scottish Army