Listen to the exciting sounds of the musical form called a scherzo.
Episode 35 playlist
Felix Mendelssohn: Scherzo from A Midsummer Night’s Dream —Lively scherzos tend to be played fast, like this Scherzo written by Felix Mendelssohn for a play.
John Williams: Scherzo for Motorcycle and Orchestra — This is a scherzo written for the action/adventure film, Indiana Jones.
Florence Price: Scherzo from the Piano Sonata in E minor — In a scherzo, you will often hear the first musical idea, a second musical idea, and then the first one repeated.
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