Ferdinand Beyer - 3 Divertissements sur Lucrezia Borgia, Op. 74, No. 3

Measure numbers restart in the Andante, Larghetto, and Allegretto con moto and follow the printed barlines.

The Andante begins in 2/4. Its measures 1-12 alternate short detached chords and paired-note figures with upper octave replies above repeated lower chords. Measures 13-18 introduce longer rising and falling runs and stronger chord accents. Measures 19-30 return to the short figures and expand them into higher octaves. Measures 31-44 develop flowing upper runs above slower lower notes and chords. Measures 45-52 move the running figures between the two parts, then settle into softer paired notes and a slower chord close.

The Larghetto changes to 12/8. Its measures 1-4 introduce a cantabile melody with short ornamental runs and octave replies above repeated lower chords. Measures 5-20 enlarge the melody into sustained full chords and repeated upper chords above continuous rising and falling lower figures. Measures 21-28 return to more active upper figures, high-register replies, and descending chords. Measures 29-34 descend through the lower register and alternate upper chords with flowing lower runs before a quieter transition.

The Allegretto con moto returns to 2/4. Its measures 1-10 combine short phrases exchanged between the two parts, triplet figures, and emphatic chord replies. Measures 11-31 present a slurred melody in paired notes and chords above recurring lower bass notes and chord accents. Measures 32-50 add repeated upper notes, short triplet figures, and fuller chord replies. Measures 51-85 change to a continuous broken-note accompaniment beneath longer paired-note melody phrases, higher-register replies, and held upper harmonies. Measures 86-87 introduce a rapid run across the two parts and a short chord reply. Measures 88-111 return to the earlier paired-note melody and bass-and-chord pattern. Measures 112-134 restore the flowing broken-note accompaniment and sustained melody. Measures 135-162, marked brillante at the start, develop rising and falling runs in both registers, repeated rising arpeggios, and upper chord accents. Measures 163-171 descend through the two parts, build into a broad rising flourish, and close with spaced chords and a held D-major harmony.