Exempel på andante

• The less conventional fourth movement, marked "andante, non presto", is a charming and stately gavotte with elegant variations for the two violins.

• The central andante is one of the more demanding portions of the suite for the pianist, as it features a 16th note triplet tremolo throughout.

• An improvised adagio leads into a grand andante larghetto, a series of variations for the organ over an ostinato bass, marked piano until the forte of the last variation.

• The opening is rhythmically, similar to that of the first song, and the dynamic marking is also similar: what was first "andante dolcissimo" is now "andante dolcissimo e molto espressivo".

• The "andante" movement was particularly admired.

• The "andante" section is not written as a separate movement, but as the second part of the opening movement, following immediately after a double bar at m. 118.

• The symphony has begun andante, but it will progress to molto vivace.

• The andante finishes with a diminuendo-ing long pause, and then moves into the 6/8 allegretto.

• An "andante" section for strings follows using a straightforward lilting rhythm.

• The andante is more reflective and expands with a romantic greatness.

• The andante is written in 3/4 time, and was written to bring out some of the smooth and tranquil sounds of the trumpet.

• In the "andante larghetto, e staccato" the orchestral ritornellos with their dotted rhythms alternate with the virtuoso passages for upper strings and solo first violin.

• The order of the third and fourth movements was reversed so that the long "andante" became the central movement in the concerto grosso.

• In the "andante" first movement, the island's most ancient voices offer their wisdom and admonish newcomers to give themselves completely to their new home.

• An arrangement of the second (andante) and third (rondo) movements of the concerto is also performed on tuba, euphonium, and trombone.