Ternary (ABA)

Discovery Orchestra Chat 165 – Dvorak’s Symphony No. 9 Mvt 2 Part 3

Maestro Maull’s exploration of the deeply moving 2nd movement of Dvorak’s “New World Symphony” continues in this Chat.

Read More

Discovery Orchestra Chat 164 – Dvorak’s Symphony No. 9 Mvt 2 Part 2

Maestro Maull’s exploration of the deeply moving 2nd movement of Dvorak’s “New World Symphony” continues in this Chat.

Read More

Discovery Orchestra Chat 163 – Dvorak’s Symphony No. 9 Mvt 2 Part 1

The 5th of 16 Discovery Orchestra Chats on Dvorak’s “New World Symphony”. This is the first of 4 Chats that will explore Movement 2.

Read More

Discovery Orchestra Chat 115 – A Very Special Melody Part 2

The orchestral version of Pelleas et Melisande is used to illustrate Gabriel Faure’s lilting Sicilienne rhythm – listen for the prominence of the harp and flute in this Chat! Watch…

Read More

Discovery Orchestra Chat 111 – A Very Special Melody

A composer will sometimes create a melody that is so beautiful, so haunting, that it just stands out as one of the best melodies ever. This was the case when…

Read More

Discovery Orchestra Chat 80 – Revisiting Paragraphs

Discovery Orchestra Chats continue with another lesson in ternary form. Follow along as the orchestra’s Executive Director Virginia Johnston and Maestro Maull’s wife, Marcia, perform the second movement of Brahms’…

Read More

I was delighted to hear George Marriner Maull’s “Inside Music” when he discussed how to listen to and enjoy Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, the 4th movement. To have the words of the choral Ode to Joy translated and explained (word for word) was enlightening and inspiring as well. And to learn all the intricacies of the music itself was fascinating.

— Inside Music radio listener