about Music – The Art of Listening. Programme 27 – Rondo (keeps coming around).

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We have been building up our knowledge of multi-movement works over the last few weeks.
So, today we are going to practice listening to Rondo and Rondo Sonata forms, in stand-alone pieces as well as final movements. Beethoven, Mendelssohn, and Mozart feature.
And to conclude, the magnificent Sonata in A for Piano and Violin by Cesar Franck.
Please join me!
1 Nov 2023 English South Africa Music History · Music Commentary

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