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Saturday Morning Car Tunes: Ludwig van Beethoven, Pt. II

Dun dun dun DUNN! This week, Beethoven's middle period takes center stage, where he truly starts sounding like, well, Beethoven. Heroes, symphonies, and most of the orchestral music are spotlighted.

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Saturday Morning Car Tunes: Joseph Haydn, Pt. II

Can you count over 100? You’ll need to this week as we explore just why Haydn is known as the Father of the Symphony.

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Saturday Morning Car Tunes: The Symphony

A definition and history of the symphony, as it grew into what we know it as...

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Saturday Morning Car Tunes: Franz Liszt

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