C Melodic Minor
(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
Four Typical Movements in a Symphony - Forms and subsections
Sonata-Allegro: A B A' (Exposition / Development / Recapitulation)
a b a' b'
Theme and Variations: A A' A'' ...
Minuet and Trio: A B A
a (repeat) b (repeat) c (repeat) d (repeat) ab
Rondo: ABACA or ABACABA
Periods for Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1825) - and characterizations
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
[8815] Richard Wagner - Gotterdammerung (Twilight of the Gods): Finale
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Another
eventful
Tuesday,
commuting
down
the
corridor
to
cogent,
plangent
undertakings
at Diablo Valley College,
including W.A. Mozart's Sonata in C Major, K. 545, as Dictation / Keyboard-Solfege / Board Harmony for the Theoreticians, plus Owen's class.
Return
briefly
for
paper-grading and composition re Abducted by Aliens: IV. 1891 Aurora, TX, UFO Incident -- specifically, page 9.
Back down for evening class's festivities,
out with Owen and Tim for late-night libations, and homeward.
One more day squeezed out with a high temperature of 70, probably finishing this 6-day semi-symmetrical run for now (70, 70, 72, 72, 72, 70), for the 17th such of summerlike weather for the year....
