The Rondo is a musical form that almost always starts with a lively or cheerful tune called the Rondo theme which serves as a refrain which occurs again and again through the movement. Miles Hoffman describes the Rondo in today's episode.
Miles Hoffman is the founder and violist of the American Chamber Players, with whom he regularly tours the United States, and the Virginia I. Norman Distinguished Visiting Professor of Chamber Music at the Schwob School of Music, in Columbus, Georgia. He has appeared as viola soloist with orchestras across the country, and his solo performances on YouTube have received well over 700,000 views.