Another
brilliant
day,
backtracking
to J.S. Bach's Cantata No. 140 ("Wachet Auf")" for Dictation and Board Harmony, followed by stupendous student compositions.
Another brief stroll (third day this month of summer, with a high of 70), lunch,
and a wonderful meandering drive in
Franklin Canyon, and
floweringly in th
suspiciously perfumed
air,
beyond
Carquinez,
briefly
to
Napa,
and
flyingly
homeward
to grade papers and greet Harriet,
before heading back for the evening class, where we proceed brazenly through the Baroque, looking ahead to matters Classical and Early Romantic, specifically...
C Melodic Minor Scale
Three Flats Bb - Eb - Ab
Ascending C D Eb F G A-natural B-natural C
Descending D Bb Ab G F Eb D C.
Four Typical Movements in a Symphony
I. Sonata-Allegro
Exposition Development Recapitulation
A B A'
ab a'b'
II. Theme and Variations
A A' A" ...
III. Theme and Variations
A B A
ab cd ab
(N.B. the first a and b, plus c and d, tend to be immediately repeated)
IV. Rondo
ABACA (ABACABA)
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Early - Classical
Middle - Typical
Late - Romantic
Listening:
[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
[8803] Hector Berlioz - Symphonie Fantastique: V. Dream of a Witches' Sabbath
[8810] Frederic Chopin - Piano Prelude in E Minor
[8813] Giuseppe Verdi - Rigoletto: Quartet
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Out with Doug and Owen thereafter, and home to finish The Decameron - Third Day: VIII (34 pages total).
