There is a passage in the third movement of Joaquín Rodrigo’s Sonata Giocosa that I have always found interesting: Joaquín Rodrigo: Sonata Giocosa, mvt. III, mm. 137-144 The passage, like the rest of the work, is tonal. Each beamed group of eighths suggests a chord; the first and last note of each group belong to … Continue reading Thought Spots: Joaquín Rodrigo’s “Sonata Giocosa”