exaltation
French composer
Definition
A quality of heightened spiritual intensity that Franck's music aims for at climactic moments — not theatrical drama, but a sense of transcendent elevation.
Interpretive Guidance
Exaltation in Franck is achieved through accumulated weight, not sudden loud playing. Build the climaxes of the Fugue and the Final over many bars of increasing harmonic density. When the apex arrives, the fullness of tone should feel earned. The metronome should not accelerate; exaltation in Franck is sustained, not rushed.