As the recapitulation approaches its end, the closing theme material is revisited in
measure 210. For this presentation of the closing theme group Ewazen chooses the more
heroic key of E major as opposed to the original statement in C minor. The waves of
sound continue to prevail through the contour of the lines, but the music becomes
increasingly placid through diminished dynamics until the coda at measure 229.
From the coda until the final cadence at measure 239, the movement becomes
increasingly serene and relaxed. Wave-like motion continues in both the piano
accompaniment and the final melodic gestures in the trumpet, although both parts
steadily withdraw dynamically and rhythmically toward the end. Ewazen sets the coda
and final cadence in G major, rather than the E-flat minor that has dominated throughout