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Rondo in C-, Wq. 59, No.4Key: C-
Year: 1779-84
Genre: Other Keyboard
Pr. Instrument: Harpsichord
This short rondo is less a progression of alternating themes than one of constantly shifting moods. The melodies are so full of hesitations and sudden changes of disposition that it can be difficult to tell whether a theme is ending or merely transforming before giving up to something completely new. Indeed, when the opening theme does return, it's virtually in variation form, and the rondo essentially ends by cutting the theme off in mid-phrase. This dramatic, unpredictable music is a prime example of why the composer's contemporaries found him often incomprehensible, yet his work still seems innovative more than two centuries later.
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