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=== Interlude === {{Shaker music}} {{Block indent|<score sound="1"> \relative c' { \set Staff.midiInstrument = "clarinet" \clef treble \transposition bes \key aes \major \time 4/4 \tempo "Doppio movimento" 4 = 72 \partial 2*1 ees2( \bar "||" \time 2/4 aes8) aes16( bes c aes c des | ees8) ees16( des c8) } </score>}}Copland used the Shaker song "[[Simple Gifts]]" throughout much of ''Appalachian Spring'', first playing it in its entirety at the start of the "Interlude".<ref name=":2" />{{Sfn|Pollack|1999|p=398}}{{Sfn|Copland|2000|pp=56β57}} In the "Interlude", four variations on "Simple Gifts" are introduced, some fitting the atmosphere of the action on stage (like one variation reminiscent of the clip-clop of a horse's hooves). Most of the variations leave the melody essentially the same, changing other elements of the music, such as the harmony and instrumentation. This technique was meant to depict the lives of various townspeople doing their daily rounds, while the Husbandman and the Bride dance joyfully.{{Sfn|Pollack|1999|p=398}}{{Sfn|Rutkoff|Scott|1995|p=222}} The two are strongly connected throughout the duet, signified by eye contact, ease of physical touch, and openness of the body.{{Sfn|Thomas|1995|p=157}} Partway through, the Revivalist and his Followers join in. The Revivalist solos in close alignment with the bassoon, accompanied by the Followers.{{Sfn|Robertson|1999|pp=11, 13}} During the half-speed fourth variation played as a [[Canon (music)|canon]] in the woodwinds, the Revivalist dominantly watches the couple's high-spirited duet, and follows them as they walk into the home.{{Sfn|Fauser|2017|p=71}}{{Sfn|Crist|2005|p=172}}{{Sfn|Thomas|1995|p=157}}
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