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Chamber & Orchestral Listening List

Twenty-four chamber and orchestral works in three steps, each with one thing to listen for, and tick-boxes to work through them alongside the Listening Log.

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  • Twelve chamber works in three steps from Haydn and Mozart through to Bartók, each with one specific thing to listen for
  • Twelve orchestral works in three steps from Haydn's symphonies through to Stravinsky's Rite of Spring
  • Tick-boxes beside every work for working through the list in order
  • Guidance on listening three times — once for shape, once for texture, once for a detail to steal
  • Where to find a free score to follow along with, and a note on recording copyright
  • A prompt to log what was heard and noticed, one line per work, in the Listening Log
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