"There is chaos without repetition," says Mr. Somers as this coffee break continues its examination of repetition in music. We go way back to the Ars nova period, in the 1300s, to listen to fascinating vocal music similar to the minimalists that came centuries later. We jump up to Mozart's Don Giovanni to hear how a repeated rhythmic pattern holds together the Act II sextant. What!? Beethoven, a minimalist? We explore his Symphony #6 to find clues, then listen to the longest e flat chord on record.

contact the show at [email protected]