Write your own program notes about the piece you’re studying. Imagine that you have just started your own
concert series. You yourself are tasked with writing them for the concert booklet. Do some research on the
composition you’re playing. Give the audience some background about the composer, if necessary, and the
circumstances around the piece’s composition. You might want to mention interesting details about the
premiere (Did the audience riot?), first performers (Did an important musician commission the music?), or
the form of the piece (Is it in 7 movements played without pause? Does the first theme come back in the
last movement in a major key? Is the opening a 5-bar phrase?)
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