Beneath the melody, the inner parts wind sinuously in an uninterrupted line of semiquavers, moving chromatically in steps; while below them the pedal responds to the melodic line with downward leaps in diminished, major and minor sevenths, punctuated by rests.
Beneath the melody in a combination of four different motifs, the inner parts wind sinuously in an uninterrupted line of semiquavers, moving chromatically in steps. Below them the pedal responds to the melodic line with downward leaps in diminished, major and minor sevenths, punctuated by rests.