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[keira]

Hello,
what is "climatic finish"? Related to "climax"?
e.g.
The event ended with a climatic finish ...

In my dictionary climatic is just an adjective of climate,
but the article I'm reading has nothing to do with climate!

Thank you very much
keira

[CP]

You want "climactic," not "climatic."
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[lotus]

Hi Keira,

A climactic finish is the dramatic final culminating experience ranging from human sexuality to the arts. In human sexuality it is one of ecstasy. In the arts, it is a dramatic finale.

An example would be the dramatic finale to Beethoven's fifth symphony. This climactic finish is one of the most renowned in symphonic history.

From a tense but simple beginning:
http://www.furtwangler.net/audio/lvb5/lvb5-01.mp3

to a dramatic, yet lyrical movement (3 times, 2nd one's the best):
http://www.furtwangler.net/audio/lvb5/lvb5-26.mp3

to a climactic finish (3 times, 3rd one's the best):
http://www.furtwangler.net/audio/lvb5/lvb5-29.mp3


Courtesy of this site:
http://www.furtwangler.org/


--lotus
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