The
jaunt
down
80 / 680
to
Diablo Valley College, finishing up matters Baroque and heading towards the Classical and Early Romantic ...
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C Melodic Minor (3 Flats -- Bb, Eb, Ab)
Ascending - C D Eb F G ANatural BNatural C
Descending C Bb Ab G F Eb D C
Idealized Symphony
Sonata-Allegro - A (ab - Exposition) B (Development) A' (a'b' Recapitulation)
Theme and Variations - A A' A'' . . .
Minuet and Trio - A (a repeat, b repeat) B (c repeat, d repeat) A (ab)
Rondo - ABACA
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Early - Classical
Middle - Typical
Late - Romantic
Listening
[8782] G.F. 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 - Prelude in E Minor
[8813] Richard Wagner - Gotterdammerung: Finale (Twilight of the Gods)
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... followed by one impressive circuitous route homeward
(24,
Cummings Skyway,
780,
680,
Park Road, East 2nd,
Lake Herman),
due to heavy holiday traffic, doing the video subtitles for Abducted by Aliens: V. 1944 Foo Fighters / 1947 Kenneth Arnold UFO Sighting / Roswell UFO Crash,
over Shakespearean
videos with Harriet,
+ finishing up a re-reading of Ted Connover's Rolling Nowhere -- all on the the 112th day of summer, high again up two degrees to 93 (61st at 80-or-above, 27th at 90+).