October 16 - Waiting
Time for another Quiz -- 6th (Baroque) of the DVC Music History Fall 2015 Semester -- and looking ahead to the 7th (Classical)...
C Melodic Minor Scale (Key Signature of 3 Flats -- Bb, Eb, Ab)
Ascending: C D Eb F G A-Natural B-Natural C
Descending C Bb Ab G F Eb D C
Typical Movement Forms in an Idealized Symphony
Exposition Development Recapitulation
Sonata-Allegro A B A'
a b a' b'
Theme and Variations A A' A'' (etc.)
Minuet and Trio A B A
a (repeat) b (repeat) c (repeat) d (repeat a b
Rondo A B A C A (A B A C A B A)
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Early - Classical (Super Haydn / Mozart)
Middle - Typical (Quintessential, Definitive)
Late - Romantic (Progressive, Weird)
Listening
[8714] C.P.E. Bach - Solfeggietto
[8732] F.J. Haydn - Symphony No. 94 ("Surprise"): II
[8756] W.A. Mozart - Violin Concerto No. 5 ("Turkish"): III
[8770] Ludwig van Beethoven - Symphony No. 5: I
[8792] Gioacchino Rossini - The Barber of Seville: Largo al Factotum (Figaro's Aria)
[8797] Franz Schubert - The Erl-King
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Another
early-
morning
paper-grading / composition
session,
the
class,
an economical
petrol stop,
the return,
continuing to compose page 11 Four Michaels (Zodiac Concerto, after The Book of Jude), Op. 245 -- high down a tick to 89 (158 days 80+), on the 238th day of summer (86 in Pleasant Hill)...