Programme 39: about Music: The Art of Listening: Musical Fingerprints – Part 4

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about Music- The Art of Listening: Musical Fingerprints Part 4
In the next programme in the series, we are looking at Musical Fingerprints Part 4.
What are these?
These are the unique characteristics of individual composers, instruments, periods of music, musical styles and specific compositional types that an observant listener will immediately identify.
Today we look at Keyboard music of the Harpsicord and Fortepiano
Even if this is something you already know, join me anyway for music by Bach and Mozart.
Any questions or comments, you are welcome to write to me at: brian@gsaradio.stream
31 Jan 2024 English South Africa Music History · Music Commentary

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