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In this programme Dr Pat Howard, Lecturer in Music at the Open University shows how classical music was uniquely able to make Jokes and to find out why composers used humour. The programme illustra...tes a variety of musical Jokes, drawing on extracts from: Haydn - Surprise symphony; Haydn - Symphony No.98; Haydn - String Quartets Op.33 No.2,3 and 5; Beethoven - Symphony No.5 & Mozart - Horn Concerto K.417.
In this programme Dr Pat Howard, Lecturer in Music at the Open University shows how classical music was uniquely able to make Jokes and to find out why composers used humour. The programme illustra...tes a variety of musical Jokes, drawing on extracts from: Haydn - Surprise symphony; Haydn - Symphony No.98; Haydn - String Quartets Op.33 No.2,3 and 5; Beethoven - Symphony No.5 & Mozart - Horn Concerto K.417.
| Module code and title: | A204, The Enlightenment |
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| Item code: | A204; 24 |
| Recording date: | 1980-02-25 |
| First transmission date: | 05-08-1980 |
| Published: | 1980 |
| Rights Statement: | Rights owned or controlled by The Open University |
| Restrictions on use: | This material can be used in accordance with The Open University conditions of use. A link to the conditions can be found at the bottom of all OUDA web pages. |
| Duration: | 00:17:47 |
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| Producer: | Robert Philip |
| Contributor: | Pat Howard |
| Publisher: | BBC Open University |
| Keyword(s): | Beethoven; Chamber music; Classical style; Haydn; Mozart |
| Master spool number: | TLN09950H984 |
| Production number: | TLN09950H984 |
| Available to public: | no |
