C Melodic Minor - Three Flats - Bb, Eb, Ab
Ascending - C D Eb F G A-Natural B-Natural C
Descending - C Bb Ab G F Eb D C
Four Typical Movements of a Generic Symphony - And Typical Forms
Sonata-Allegro - A (Exposition) B (Development) A' (Recapitulation)
ab a'b'
Theme and Variations - A A' A'' etc.
Minuet and Trio - A B A
a (repeat) b (repeat) c (repeat) d (repeat) ab
Rondo - ABACA (or ABACABA)
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) - 3 Artistic Periods - Characterization of Music
Early - Classical (Super Haydn / Mozart)
Middle - Typical (Heroic / Quintessential)
Late - Romantic (Progressive / Weird)
Listening
(including optional links to Wikipedia articles re some composers and all specific pieces)
[8732] Franz Joseph Haydn - Symphony No. 94 ("Surprise"): II
http://markalburgermusichistory.blogspot.com/8732/01/franz-joseph-haydn-1732-1809.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symphony_No._94_(Haydn)
[8756] Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Violin Concerto No. 5 ("Turkish"): III
http://markalburgermusichistory.blogspot.com/8756/01/wolfgang-amadeus-mozart-1756-1791_27.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Violin_Concerto_No._5_(Mozart)
[YouTube] Ludwig van Beethoven - Symphony No. 3 ("Eroica"): II
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0Xrsc7Cutk
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludwig_van_Beethoven
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symphony_No._3_(Beethoven)
[YouTube] Felix Mendelssohn - Symphony No. 3 ("Scottish"): I
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjUCanzk33o
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felix_Mendelssohn
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symphony_No._3_(Mendelssohn)
[YouTube] Robert Schumann - Piano Concerto: I
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ynky7qoPnUU
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Schumann
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piano_Concerto_(Schumann)
[8813] Giuseppe Verdi - Rigoletto: Quartet
http://markalburgermusichistory.blogspot.com/8813/10/giuseppe-verdi-1813-1901.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rigoletto
***
Carole Cloud bestows Paul Mooney's and her keyboard to us,
after the DVC San Ramon Music History experience
(following
the
scenic commute) --
and
we
lunch at
The Press: An Artisanal Cafe.
Terrifically
Californian,
making
the way
gloriously back on the 171st day of summer, high 81 --
Pleasant Hill, 75
San Ramon, 73
Pleasanton, 72
Berkeley / Pinole / San Francisco, 68
--- towards the monthly San Francisco Composers Chamber Orchestra board meeting (A Free and Frank Exchange of Ideas -- 8pm, Saturday, November 4, 2017, St. Mark's Lutheran Church, 1111 O'Farrell, SF, CA), finishing the composition of The Decameron: Eighth Day, Op. 266: Novel X - A Sicilian woman cunningly conveys from a merchant (9 pages total) late...
