Mr. Somers rolls out the blackboard to dissect the inner workings of the modern symphony form, using Joseph Haydn's "Surprise Symphony" as an example. Written before the invention of recording devices, most listeners only had one chance to hear this great music at a live concert. We examine the structure of the thematic material to understand how the music was composed to be memorable and "stick" in the listeners' heads,"

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