Whereas the--if I take the rhythm out of the Ninth Symphony really Beethoven there is just going up and down a scale so it's very conjunct.

无论哪里,如果我将第九交响曲的,节奏单挑出来,你就会发现贝多芬这里,仅仅是一个个升或降的音阶,这是级进的典型例子

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Melodies that are just running up and down a scale-- neighboring tones.

级进旋律是指在整个音阶的,相邻音符上跑动的旋律

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