MU 009 Track of the Week
Week 6: Thirds Triple-Track
In honor of our topic of the week, the third, we have three third-intensive tracks for your listening pleasure.
“Lluba”
Roma song, performed by Les Yeux Noirs
“Flower Duet” from Leo Délibes’ opera Lakme
This gorgeous duet is one of the most popular of all opera excerpts. The “thirds-o-rama” section between the two singers starts in m. 23, about 1:18 into the clip of this performance.
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“Blue Monk”
Characteristically quirky 12-bar blues by Thelonious Monk.
Oh look, another one
“Les tièrces alternées”, #11 from Préludes, Book II by Claude Debussy
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Chopin, op. 25 #6.