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about Music Sundowner

about Music Sundowner is a classical show designed to help you unwind from the week and ease into the weekend with grace and tranquility. Join your host, Brian, every Thursday at 6 PM for a curated selection of timeless melodies that soothe the soul and set the perfect tone for the days ahead.

Music is meant to stir emotions—so if we hear it but feel nothing, isn’t that a missed opportunity? Through engaging conversations and carefully chosen musical pieces, I want to introduce you to a deeper, more immersive way of listening—one that reveals how music shapes our emotions and connects us on a profound level.

Let me be your guide on this journey to a richer, more meaningful musical experience.
Weekly English South Africa Music History · Music Commentary
103 Episodes
80 – 100

about Music – The Art of Listening. Programme 23

Two A major Concerto’s by Mozart today. Mozart’s Concertos for Piano and for Clarinet, are both in A major. This is one of Mozart’s “happy keys”, along with E flat major and C major. In the context of the Doctrine of the Affections, each musical key was believed to have…
2 Oct 2023 1 hr 05 min

about Music – The Art of Listening. Programme 22

So, let us imagine that you are listening to a piece of music, but you cannot place it. What is its name? We starting looking at musical fingerprints in this episode, things that can help us find out what that piece of music is.
27 Sep 2023 1 hour

Programme 21-about Music: Ternary form and Rondo Form

We conclude this section of the “about Music” introduction to Musical Structure, taking the structure of Ternary Form to the next level and introducing Rondo form. These two structures pop up in unusual places, but more often they are integral parts of almost all multi-movement works, such as Concertos, Symphonies,…
21 Sep 2023 59 min

Programme 18: about Music Pieces Throughcomposed and Binary form

Hello again. This is Brian, and I am pleased to welcome you back to “about Music”, our weekly chat and listening experience. As I mentioned last week, there will be very little chatting this week as I did all of it last week. So today I’m spending nearly the entire…
15 Aug 2023 1 hour

Programme 12

Programme 12 description. The Minor Scale. In today’s programme we examine the Aeolian Mode, the Natural Minor scale, the Harmonic Minor scale and the Melodic Minor scale. And I have a lovely selection of musical examples to accustom your ear to these! Please join me!
12 Jul 2023 58 min

Programme 11

Programme 11 description. Today’s programme is about ten methods of organizing tones, which we refer to as scales or keys. These form the basis of over 200 genres of Western Music. The primary Tonal Scale consisting of 12 notes is the Chromatic scale. From this, we derive: The diatonic scales…
5 Jul 2023 56 min

Programme 10 description – Practice, practice, practice.

We have another chance today to practice the listening skills we have learned so far: Pitch (Low vs high) Strength (Soft vs loud) Colour (Dark vs bright), (thin vs rich), (other qualities) Pace (Slow vs fast) Movement (Even vs irregular) Articulation (Smooth vs separated sound) Intensity and energy (gentle vs…
27 Jun 2023 59 min

Programme 9 description – Music in Primary Colours

In programme 9 we review two chords and scales and add a new one. These three chords are the primary chords, and we will listen to several pieces using mostly these. When music is based on only three chords, it is similar to painting using only the primary colours, so…
20 Jun 2023 57 min

Programme 8 - Melody and Phrases part 2

In the 8th programme in the series “about Music”, we are going continue in our investigation of melody, also casually referred to as “tunes”. We go further with Phrases and Phrasing, which refers to the grouping of notes within a melody. The new information for this episode is information about…
10 Jun 2023 55 min

Programme 7 Melody and Phrases

In the 7th programme in the series “about Music” today, we are going to look at melody, also casually referred to as “tunes”. Then we go further with Phrases and Phrasing, which refers to the grouping of notes within a melody. We explore in depth the set of Variations from…
31 May 2023 58 min

Programme 6 recap

Today I am going to do very little talking, because I would like you to listen to a lovely variety of music that I have compiled for you. So today we are more about “just Music” than “about Music”. Over the last five programmes I have introduced to you and…
24 May 2023 57 min

Programm 5

In the 5th programme in the series “about Music” we do some more exploration into Intensity, and how this creates emotion in music. Emotional intensity in music refers to the degree of emotional expressiveness or power that a piece of music or performance conveys to the listener. It can be…
18 May 2023 59 min

Programme 4 Intensity

In the 4th programme in the series “about Music” we explore Volume and Intensity, and how this creates emotion in music. And we indulge ourselves in the complete performance of Tchaikovsky’s first piano concerto. Don’t miss this stunning performance! Music links and Questions for Programme 4: about Music: Intensity and…
10 May 2023 56 min
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