The Hero is a musical portrait of how Strauss saw himself. The Introduction is highly [[contrapuntal]] with long [[melodic]] lines spanning three octaves (36 notes in [[chromatic]] [[tonality]]) and even [[syncopate]]d [[rhythm]], giving an insight into Strauss's personality.<ref>*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-GVNYqmX6Y Piano transcription] (Introduction only).</ref>
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The Hero is a musical portrait of how Strauss saw himself. The Introduction is highly [[contrapuntal]] with long [[melodic]] lines spanning three octaves (36 notes in [[chromatic]] [[tonality]]) and even [[syncopate]]d [[rhythm]], giving an insight into Strauss's personality.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-GVNYqmX6Y Piano transcription] (Introduction only).</ref>