After analysis, the students create a composition in rondo form based on a given theme.
The likes of such standard multilevel forms as sonata and rondo are no longer used nor are comparable new forms being invented.
It is worth noting that the arias utilize a more recent trend in stage drama: the rondo in two tempos.
That these are two-movement works, all with rondo finales, gives a further indication of their more modest scope.
The rondo is a showpiece aria in two tempos (slow-fast), in which the main theme of each section returns at least once.
Each group composes a section of the rondo, either melody, harmony or both, that leads to the return of the theme.
I love writing in rondo form; rondo form is my favourite!
The tripartite central movement leads to a rondo finale with a waltz episode.
