The Resurrexit from Hector Berlioz's Messe solennelle (1825): A Case Study in Self-Borrowing Page: 47

                                
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In the 1827 version of the Resurrexit, Berlioz changed the climactic melody,
"Cujus regni non erit finis" ("Whose kingdom shall have no end"). In the 29 November
1827 letter to Ferrand, Berlioz specifically mentioned this melody, stating,
The choir melody which followed [the Et iterum venturus] that had been executed by all
the voices at the octave in the midst of a burst from the brass, produced a terrible
impression on everyone; by my account, I had held my composure very well until then
and it was important that it did not agitate me.110
The original version of this melody can be found in Example 1-6. As has been
discussed, the melody progresses in an arch-shaped melody that is based on a B-flat
major first-inversion chord.
EXAMPLE 1-6, Original "Cujus regni non erit finis," mm. 158-170

158

Cu  - -.-         jus   re    -  -  -    gil  non               e
164
rit              C u   J LIS rc    4gI11  non   c    rit   I -ills
When Berlioz changed this melody, he left the essential elements of it the same.
It is still based on the B-flat major first-inversion chord and progresses in an arch shape.
He did, however, extend the range of the melody by a third (Example 1-7).
EXAMPLE 1-7, Revised "Cujus regni non erit finis," mm. 168-180
168
Bt
Cu   -           jus    re    -  -  -    gill  none
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110 Ibid., 159-160.

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