Week 4 Thread: The Meaning in Music 
Welcome to the Main Thread for the fourth week of "Mozart & Haydn - Music from the 18th Century" challenge!
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Where is the meaning in a piece of music written in the 18th century for keyboard only? Is that music meaningless? Or was this type of music only composed for solely entertainment purposes?
Try to find the meaningful elements in the music you have studied this month
And… Post a clip of your beautiful performance!
Pick a piece from the suggested repertoire according to your level or share any piece written during the 18th century that you have been working on!
If you want to describe your process, feel free to use the following template.
- Piece(s) you have been working on:
- Things you found easy:
- Things you found difficult:
Happy sharing 
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Hi everyone,
My contribution this final week is the last movement (Allegretto) from K330 by Mozart which I have just about managed to play from memory.
I found it challenging to retain as much of the detail and bring out contrast when playing from memory and there are still passages which are not practiced enough.It was really nice to work on however and i found it helped me to imagine the "Gallant" style discussed in the thread!
Derek
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Derek McConville nice playing from memory, Derek, and in true galant style too!
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Antonella Di Giulio thank you!
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Andrea Buckland thank you!
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Natalie Peh appreciate it!
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Derek McConville Bravo, Derek! Sounds great, and you've done a very good job memorizing the piece!
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Derek McConville Very good playing, in cheerful galant style!
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Derek McConville now there’s a sensitive and delightful performance. You put not only a lot of work, but a lot of thought into this movement!
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Sindre Skarelven thank you!
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Juan Carlos Olite thank you!
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Monika Tusnady thank you!
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Derek McConville Nice playing and memorizing!
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Vidhya Bashyam thank you!
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This has been a very enriching challenge. Unlike the music of the late Classical period (that seems to wear a “VERY serious expression”), the Galant style is brimming with humour, character, and lightheartedness. Playing Haydn is like having lunch with a perennially happy person with whom you can discuss important topics in an animated and engaging way. Like the rest of you, I have appreciated Antonella’s insightful comments on our earlier efforts as well as the support of this entire community!
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Monika Tusnady It sounds fantastic, Monika; in beautiful great detail and, of course, I like your inventive (as always) explanation of what is it like to play Haydn, brilliant!
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Monika Tusnady Chapeau, Monika!! Absolutely brilliant, and so delicate and precise playing! Like Juan Carlos, I enjoy your imagery of playing Haydn and your reflections of this style of music!
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Monika Tusnady fantastic, Monika! I can clearly hear what you wrote in your playing. Super!
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Andrea Buckland , Juan Carlos Olite , Sindre Skarelven , thank you so much for your support and kind words!
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Monika Tusnady that's very lively and entertaining playing! So lovely!
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Monika Tusnady Great as always Monika! Never appreciated Haydn before hearing all the wonderful interpretations in this group.
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Monika Tusnady Beautiful!
And thank you for your kind words. it was my pleasure to be the host for this challenge. I would have surely loved to have lunch with Haydn and to talk about deep and profound topics in an entertaining and funny, humorous way.
Great job in both movements you recorded!
Congratulations on completing this challenge.
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Antonella Di Giulio Vidhya Bashyam Natalie Peh Thank you, all! What a very entertaining month it has been!
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Monika Tusnady bravo, fantastically played and really brought Haydn to life in sparkling detail!
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With a little bit of struggle, I'm glad to present the final version of Haydn Sonata in E-flat Hob: XVI 38. Some small mistakes here and there, but that was the best I could to today.
I want to thank Antonella for guiding us threw the wonderful music of the 18-century, and everyone for your encouraging comments and videos! :)-
Sindre Skarelven Beautiful recording! And congratulations on your accomplishments with a... double challenge!
Keep working: it is a pleasure to listen to your performances.
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Sindre Skarelven magical performance, Sindre! Bravo!
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