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    LISTENING NOTES

    Welcome to the archive of Discovering Music’s Listening Notes

    These notes do not necessarily repeat what the presenter says in an a particular Discovering Music programme. They are designed to enhance the listening experience by focusing in more detail on a particular work or genre that is featured in the programme.

    The Listening Notes are prepared by John Arkell. The views expressed are his and unless specifically stated are not those of the BBC.
     
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      Discovering Music explores pieces of music in detail, providing a unique insight into the inner workings of a millennium of musical history. Programmes are either based around a featured work or cover a group of related pieces. The two main presenters are Stephen Johnson and Charles Hazlewood.
       
      The programme is broadcast on BBC Radio 3 at 5.00 pm on Sundays. 

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        J S Bach
        Bach Double Violin Concerto View Notes
          Johann Sebastian Bach
          BACH PARTITA NO 4 - View Notes

          The Sarabande and Gigue from the Partita are A Level set work

            Ludwig van Beethoven
            Beethoven Symphony No 3 - View Notes

              Ludwig van Beethoven
              BEETHOVEN SYMPHONY NO. 5 - View Notes 

                Bach
                 Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 1, 3 and 6 - View Notes
                  Bach
                  Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 2, 4 and 5 - View Notes
                    Frederic Chopin
                    Chopin Preludes - View Notes
                      Aaron Copland
                      COPLAND EL SALON MEXICO - View Notes

                      El Salon Mexico is a set work for the International Baccalaureate

                        Grieg
                        Grieg Piano Concerto in A minor - View Notes
                          George Frederic Handel
                          Handel Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne - View Notes
                            Josef Haydn
                            Haydn Symphony No 92 "Oxford" - View Notes
                              Gustav Holst
                              Holst St Paul's Suite - View Notes
                                Charlie Parker
                                Jazz and improvisation - View Notes
                                  Gustav Mahler
                                  Mahler Symphonies of Songs - View Notes
                                    Mahler
                                    Mahler Symphony No. 2 In C Minor - View Notes
                                      Felix Mendelssohn
                                      Mendelssohn Italian Symphony - View Notes
                                        Mendelssohn
                                        Mendelssohn Violin Concerto - View Notes
                                          Olivier Messiaen
                                          Messiaen Quartet for the End of Time - View Notes 
                                            Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
                                             Mozart Eine Kleine Nachtmusik - View Notes
                                              Modest Mussorgsky
                                              Mussorgsky arr. Ravel Pictures at an Exhibition - View Notes
                                                Henry Purcell
                                                Purcell Dido & Aeneas - View Notes

                                                Parts of Dido and Aeneas are A Level  set works

                                                Dido and Aeneas is a set work on the Open University Course  Understanding Music: Elements, Techniques and Styles

                                                The piece is also a set work for the International Baccalaureate
                                                  Maurice Ravel
                                                  Ravel Piano Concertos - View Notes
                                                    Franz Schubert
                                                    Schubert The Trout Quintet - View Notes
                                                      Igor Stravinsky
                                                      Stravinsky Petrushka - View notes
                                                         
                                                        Tango dancers
                                                        Tango! - View Notes
                                                          Ralph Vaughan Williams
                                                          Vaughan Williams Symphony No 5 - View Notes

                                                          Vaughan Williams Symphony No 5 is an A Level set  text

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