Robert Greenberg - "Rondo"

Rondo always comes back to its theme.

Its structure is very much like opera. In part one, themes are introduced. In part two, the exposition, they are changed. Part three combines the themes once more, but changed, different. Finally, a coda, to round it off, to signify the end.

Mozart did not "write" music, he "copied" it from his head. He wrote the scores completely, no abbreviation.

"I write music like horses piss", he said. Originally (one of his) name was "Gottlieb", but since he was a wonderchild, a prodigy, they used the Latin version, "Amadeus".

Robert Greenberg - "How to listen to and understand great music"

How I love this guy!

A baroque minuet: is always, a minuet-trio-decapo
decapo meaning: coming back to the head, to the beginning, providing closure

Macro scheme therefore: A-B-A

Within each part, binary form:
minuet: aa-bb
trio: cc-dd
decapo: a-b
No need to repeat the repetition in the decapo, that would be overkill.

Minuets are fairly slow, majestic. (Think of Louis the XIVth immense girth)

Mozart, the minuet in the classical era: provide a kind of closure within each part! Called a rounded binary:
minuet: aa-ba-ba
trio: cc-dc-dc
decapo: a-b

Mozart left his Requiem unfinished in 1791 when he died.

Beck performing David Bowie songs

Saw a mix of 3 (?) David Bowie songs, interpreted by Beck.

Impressive, with the whole orchestra and chorus, but can't say I really enjoyed his version.

Emel Mathlouthi - "Houdou On"

Arabian beats... This is probably a very incorrect description, but the best I can currently think of.

Amazing.

Heard on 'fip' for the first time.

Title perhaps means "calm"... ? Haven't found suitably translated lyrics yet.

Atoms for Peace - "Judge Jury and Executioner"

Pretty regular Thom Yorke stuff. Nice.