The tense atmosphere is growing. As a timpani rolls, the bass strings play the motive of fate. It brings turbulent and exciting emotions, symbolizing that the French invasion has broken the tranquility of the Russian people. life. At this time, you can hear a soft, moving and tearful theme being delivered in turns by the oboe, flute, clarinet and bassoon parts. After that, the sound of drums and cymbals clashing made the music speed continue to accelerate, the sound also continued to increase, and the music entered a small climax.

The original uneasy mood is replaced by an interlude depicting the recruitment of the Russian army. Against a background of snare drums, woodwinds and French horns play a rallying ensemble theme, which is repeated several times. Repeatedly, there is a short rest, and the music turns to the Allegro part. The music at this time of the first theme is in sharp contrast with the previous music. At this time, the music is extremely fast and begins to describe the scene of the decisive battle between the two armies. From the specially strengthened stress and syncopation of this theme, it seems that you can hear the sword The sound was like the sound of horse hooves. When this theme gradually spreads throughout the band and reaches its climax, the snare drum strikes the signal motive again, and the French horn plays the main melody of "Marseillaise". Its repeated presentation serves as a symbol of the French army's invasion of Russia.

Second Theme

The two melodies gradually slowed down after colliding with each other, and then came two Russian-style melodies with different themes from "Marseillaise" (bG major). This is a smooth and vast Russian folk song, played by violins against the background of French horns. It tells the Russian people's love for their motherland and their determination not to fear violence and to give head-on blows to invading enemies. Another melody is the Russian wedding song "By the Gate", which is first played by the flute and clarinet, with a passionate character, and the tambourine makes a crisp sound. This song fully demonstrates the Russian people's vitality and confidence in their own strength even in times of crisis. Like the Russian melody above, it soothes tense battle emotions. Starting from the hymn theme of the introduction, at this time, the brass band added by the entire orchestra played solemnly and magnificently with thunderous momentum ("La Marseillaise" and the national anthem of the Napoleonic Empire, "The Expedition"). Due to the combination of the pipe bells The particularly novel colors make it appear more majestic and become a brilliant victory hymn, symbolizing the glorious ending of the struggle. This hymn has many powerful statements, but because the melody comes from the enemy, it is interrupted by some rapid phrases of the battle theme. The reappearance of these scale phrases reminds people of the past battles with the enemy.

Finally, a solemn and powerful theme sounded. This was the theme of the Russian national anthem "God Save the Tsar" from 1833 to 1917. With the sound of eleven cannons and the ringing of church bells, it was Russia's national anthem. The whole music ends with this joyful hymn of triumph as the announcement of the people's final victory.