In measure 162, the staccato eighth-note trade-off section returns, in the tonic key and "piano" dynamic. A "fortissimo" appears in measure 172, beginning the lead into the I7 chord fermata. Beginning in the following measure, the viola, and two violins pass each other the opening sunrise motif for a measure at a time, while the remaining instruments sustain chords. The tonic returns in measure 181, with a brief teaser of the staccato eighth-note theme, to be replaced by the sixteenth notes played by all instruments in the "fortissimo" dynamic. In the final three bars, all four instruments play a succession of tonic B major chords.