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Class, how does Renaissance polyphonic music compare to that of the Late Baroque works of Bach and Handel? 100 word count
Class, can you name a famous composer and their compositions, or songwriter and their songs, from the Contemporary Era, from any musical genre and/or world music culture? 100 word count
Class, choose a vocal musical work from the Renaissance and Baroque. How are these similar/different to one another? 100 word count
Class, discuss a way music shapes culture today. How does this differ from what occurred in the period from 1300-1750? 100 word count
Class, can you name some of the other Baroque composers? What are their most famous compositions? 100 word count
I have attach the element of music worksheet, and two piece of music to used are Britten- The young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra and Handel Messiah or you can pick two music from the other attachment lists
Select at least three of the musical works from this week’s listening.
Review “Music and Civil Life in America.” https://www.aei.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/-music-and-civic-life-in-america_08225110568.pdf
Discuss each of the following aspects from the music you selected:
How does the piece you chose exhibit the sheer pleasure of listening to music?
What sorts of emotion(s) are communicated to you in this music? Is there any additional meaning expressed?
Describe the musical element that is most effective in this work to help achieve a personal connection with the listener.
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1. Melody: Musical Line
Beethoven, Ode to Joy (Symphony No. 9) Listen
Joy to the World (Christmas Carol) Listen
The Star-Spangled Banner (U.S. national anthem) Listen
The Stars and Stripes Forever Listen
Amazing Grace (traditional hymn) Listen
Bernstein, Tonight, from West Side Story Listen
Conjunct movement, small range: America (patriotic song) Listen
Disjunct movement, large range: Wagner, Ride of the Valkyries Listen
Regular phrasing/cadence: My Bonnie Lies over the Ocean (folk song) Listen
Countermelody: Sousa, The Stars and Stripes Forever, Trio Listen
2. Rhythm and Meter: Musical Time
Duple meter: Mozart, Ah, vous dirai-je Maman Listen
Triple meter: America (patriotic song) Listen
Quadruple meter: Battle Hymn of the Republic (Civil War song) Listen
Sextuple meter: Greensleeves (English folk song) Listen
Syncopation: Swing Low, Sweet Chariot Listen
Syncopation: Bernstein, Tonight, from West Side Story Listen
Duple meter: Stephen Foster, Camptown Races Listen
Triple meter: Brahms, Lullaby Listen
Quadruple meter: O Canada (Canadian national anthem) Listen
Sextuple meter: Pop Goes the Weasel (traditional, UK) Listen
Offbeat: Stephen Foster, Oh! Susannah Listen
Syncopation: Scott Joplin, Pine Apple Rag Listen
Shifting meter: El Cihualteco (Mexico, mariachi song) Listen
Polyrhythm: Osain (Cuba, Santeria) Listen
Nonmetric: Hildegard of Bingen, Kyrie Listen
3. Harmony: Musical Depth
Stephen Foster, Camptown Races Listen
Haydn, Surprise Symphony, second movement Listen
Octave: Chopin, Prelude in E Minor, Op. 28, No. 4 Listen
Chord: Pete Seeger, If I Had a Hammer Recording: Pete Seeger: “If I Had a Hammer (Hammer Song)” by Pete Seeger from the recording entitled If I Had a Hammer: Songs of Hope and Struggle, SFW40096, courtesy of Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. ℗ © 1998. Used by permission. Listen
Triad: Pop Goes the Weasel (traditional, UK) Listen
Tonic: Stephen Foster, Camptown Races Listen
Major scale; tonality: Joy to the World (Christmas carol) Listen
Minor scale and tonality: Beethoven, Moonlight Sonata Listen
Consonance: America (patriotic song) Listen
Dissonance: Schumann, In the lovely month of May Listen
Drone: Go to Berwick, Johnny (traditional, Great Britain) Listen
4. The Organization of Musical Sounds
Joy to the World (Christmas Carol) Listen
Bach, Contrapunctus I, from The Art of Fugue Listen
Battle Hymn of the Republic Listen
Brahms, Lullaby Listen
Schumann, “In the lovely month of May” Listen
Mozart, Eine kleine Nachtmusik, III Listen
Mozart, Symphony No. 40, III Listen
Major scale and tonality: Mozart, Eine kleine Nachtmusik, I Listen
Minor scale and tonality: Bach, Toccata in D Minor Listen
Pentatonic/heptatonic scale and microtonal intervals: Bhimpalási (North India) Listen
Tritonic scale: Gota (Ghana, West Africa) Listen
Mozart, Eine kleine Nachtmusik, I Listen
5. Musical Texture
Hildegard of Bingen, Kyrie Listen
Bach, Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring Listen
Haydn, Symphony No. 94, (Surprise) II Listen
Handel, “Hallelujah Chorus” from Messiah Listen
Round: Row, Row, Row Your Boat Listen
When the Saints Go Marching In Listen
Handel, Messiah, Hallelujah Chorus Listen
Monophonic texture: Bach, Toccata in D Minor, opening Listen
Homophonic texture: Haydn, Surprise Symphony No. 94, II Listen
Homorhythmic texture: Handel, Alla hornpipe, from Water Music Listen
Heterophonic texture: Los Jilicatas (Peru, panpipes) Listen
Changing texture: Simple Gifts (Shaker hymn) Listen
Polyphonic texture: Bach, Brandenburg Concerto No. 1, I Listen
Imitation: Bach, Contrapunctus 1, from The Art of Fugue Listen
6. Musical Form
Binary form: Greensleeves (English folk song) Listen
Ternary form: Simple Gifts (Shaker hymn) Listen
Tchaikovsky, March, from The Nutcracker Listen
Variation: Pop Goes the Weasel (traditional, UK) Listen
Improvisation: Amazing Grace (traditional hymn) Listen
Strophic form: Brahms, Lullaby Listen
Binary form: Minuet in D Minor (from Anna Magdalena Bach Notebook) Listen
Motive and sequence: Beethoven, Symphony No. 5 Listen
Responsorial: Pete Seeger, If I Had a Hammer Recording: Pete Seeger: “If I Had a Hammer (Hammer Song)” by Pete Seeger from the recording entitled If I Had a Hammer: Songs of Hope and Struggle, SFW40096, courtesy of Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. ℗ © 1998. Used by permission. Listen
7. Musical Expression: Tempo and Dynamics
Beethoven, Tempo and Dynamics in a Music Score: Symphony No. 5, I Listen
Haydn, Surprise Symphony, second movement Listen
Tempo: Mozart, Adagio: Clarinet Concerto Listen
Tempo: Brahms, Andante: Lullaby Listen
Tempo: Beethoven, Moderato: Für Elise Listen
Tempo: Beethoven, Allegro: Symphony No. 5 Listen
Tempo: Rossini, Presto: William Tell Overture Listen
Dynamic: Beethoven, Pianissimo: Moonlight Sonata Listen
Dynamic: Mozart, Piano: Clarinet Concerto Listen
Dynamic: Mozart, Forte: Eine kleine Nachtmusik, III Listen
Dynamic: Beethoven, Fortissimo: Ode to Joy Listen
Dynamic: Rossini, Crescendo: William Tell Overturre Listen
Changing dynamics: Bizet, Toreador Song, from Carmen Listen
8. Music and Words
Handel, Syllabic: “Hallelujah Chorus” from Messiah Listen
Handel, Neumatic: “Hallelujah Chorus” from Messiah Listen
Handel, Melismatic: “Hallelujah Chorus” from Messiah Listen
Brahms, Melismatic: Lullaby Listen
Hildegard, Kyrie Listen
America (traditional) Listen
Lassus, Bon jour mon coeur Listen
Verdi, Dies Irae from Requiem Listen
Brahms, Lullaby Listen
Tavener, Hymn Listen
Soprano: Brahms, Lullaby Listen
Mezzo-soprano: Amazing Grace (traditional hymn) Listen
Tenor: Bernstein, Tonight, from West Side Story Listen
Baritone: Bizet, Toreador Song, from Carmen Listen
Vocal quartet (soprano, alto, tenor, bass): Row, Row, Row Your Boat Listen
9. Voices and Instrument Families
Go to Berwick, Johnny Listen
Er quan ying yue (The Moon Reflected on the Second Springs) Listen
Dougla Dance Listen
Gota (Ghana, West Africa) Listen
Mbria Listen
Bhimpalási (North India) Listen
Simple Gifts (Traditional Hymn) Listen
Aerophone: Los Jilicatas (panpipes, Peru) Listen
Aerophone: Go to Berwick, Johnny Listen
Idiophone: Dougla Dance (steel drums, Trinidad) Listen
Idiophone: Tabuh Kenilu Sawik (gongs, Indonesia) Listen
Chordophone: Avaz of Bayate Esfahan (santur, Iran) Listen
Chordophone: In a Mountain Path (bowed erhu, China) Listen
Membranophone: Gota (drums, Ghana, West Africa) Listen
Membranophone: Bhimpalási (tabla, North India) Listen
10. Western Musical Instruments
Britten, The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra Listen
Strings: Pachelbel, Canon in D Listen
Woodwinds: Reicha, Woodwind Quintet, Op. 88, No. 2 Listen
Brass: Bach, Contrapunctus I, from The Art of Fugue Listen
Percussion (brass drum, cymbals, glockenspiel): Sousa, The Stars and Stripes Forever Listen
Cornet: Steven Foster, Oh, Susannah! Listen
Guitar: Greensleeves (folk song, UK) Listen
Piano: Mendelssohn, Spring Song Listen
Organ: Bach, Toccata in D Minor Listen
Harpsichord: Minuet in D Minor (from Anna Magdelena Notebook) Listen
11. Musical Ensembles
LG 1: Britten: The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra Listen ilgiLG Watch
Purcell, Rondeau Listen
Wagner, Ride of the Valkyries Listen
Sousa, Stars and Stripes Forever Listen
Handel, Alla hornpipe, from Water Music Listen
Jazz Band: When the Saints Go Marching In (traditional) Listen
El Cihualteco (Mexico) Listen
Tabu Kenilu Sawik (Indonesia) Listen
Chamber choir: Simple Gifts (Shaker hymn) Listen
Hildegard, Women’s chorus: Kyrie Listen
Baroque orchestra: Handel, Alla hornpipe, from Water Music Listen
Classical orchestra: Haydn, Surprise Symphony Listen
Romantic orchestra: Wagner, Ride of the Valkyries Listen
Contemporary orchestra: Stravinsky, The Rite of Spring Listen
String quartet: Haydn, Emperor Quartet, Op. 76, No. 3 Listen
String quartet: Bach, Contrapunctus I, from The Art of Fugue (Expo) Listen
String quartet: Bach, Contrapunctus I, from The Art of Fugue (Augmentation) Listen
String quartet: Bach, Contrapunctus I, from The Art of Fugue (Diminution) Listen
String quartet: Bach, Contrapunctus I, from The Art of Fugue (Inversion) Listen
String quartet: Bach, Contrapunctus I, from The Art of Fugue (Retro-Inv) Listen
String quartet: Bach, Contrapunctus I, from The Art of Fugue (Retrograde) Listen
Brass quartet: Bach, Contrapunctus I, from The Art of Fugue (Subject) Listen
Reicha, Woodwind quintet: Quintet, Op. 88, No. 2 Listen
Concert band: Sousa, Stars and Stripes Forever Listen
Jazz band: When the Saints Go Marching In (traditional, America) Recording: The Kings of Harmony Brass Band: “When the Saints Go Marching In” by The Kings of Harmony Brass Band from the recording entitled Folk Masters: Great Performances Recorded Live at the Barns of Wolf Trap, SFW40047, courtesy of Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. ℗ © 1993. Used by permission. Listen
Mexican mariachi: El Cihualteco Listen
Chinese ensemble: In a Mountain Path Recording: “In a Mountain Path” by Northern Illinois University Chinese Orchestra from the recording entitled West Meets East: Chinese and Balinese Music, FW37455, courtesy of Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. ℗ © 1981. Used by permission. Listen
North Indian ensemble: Bhimpalási Listen
Indonesian gamelan: Tabuh Kenilu Sawik Recording: Group from Labuhan Maringgai: “Tabuh Kenilu Sawik” by n/a from the recording entitled Discover Indonesia, SFW40484, courtesy of Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. ℗ © 2000. Used by permission. Listen
Introduction to Benjamin Britten’s Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra Watch
The Woodwind Family Watch
The String Family Watch
The Brass Family Watch
The Percussion Family Watch
Video Performance: Benjamin Britten’s Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra Watch
12. Style and Function of Music in Society
Beethoven, Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67 Listen
Brahms, Wiegenlied (Lullaby), Op. 49, No. 4 Listen
Hildegard, Kyrie Listen
Josquin, Inviolata, integra et casta es Maria Listen
Bach, Minuet in D Minor (from Anna Magdalena Bach Notebook) Listen
Vivaldi, Concerto in C Major for Two Trumpets, I Listen
Haydn, Symphony No. 94 (Surprise), II Listen
Beethoven, Pathétique Sonata, II Listen
Grieg, Åse’s Death, from Peer Gynt Suite Listen
Chopin, Prelude in E Minor, Op. 28, No. 4 Listen
Debussy, Jeux de vagues, from La mer Listen
Stravinsky, The Rite of Spring Listen
Ligeti, Lux aeterna Listen
Handel, “Hallelujah Chorus,” from Messiah Listen
Beethoven, Moonlight Sonata, I Listen
When the Saints Go Marching In (jazz band) Listen
Pete Seeger, If I Had a Hammer Recording: Pete Seeger: “If I Had a Hammer (Hammer Song)” by Pete Seeger from the recording entitled If I Had a Hammer: Songs of Hope and Struggle, SFW40096, courtesy of Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. ℗ © 1998. Used by permission. Listen
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot (African American spiritual) Listen
Los Jilicatas (Peru) Listen
Bach, Minuet in D Minor (Anna Magdelena Notebook) Listen
Scott Joplin, Pine Apple Rag Listen
Haydn, Military Symphony Listen
Messiaen: Turangilila-symphonie Listen
In a Mountain Path (China) Recording: “In a Mountain Path” by Northern Illinois University Chinese Orchestra from the recording entitled West Meets East: Chinese and Balinese Music, FW37455, courtesy of Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. ℗ © 1981. Used by permission. Listen
Avaz of Bayate Esfahan (Iran) Recording: Mohamad Heydari: “Avaz of Bayate Esfahan” by Mohamad Heydari from the recording entitled Classical Music of Iran: The Dastgah Systems, SFW40039, courtesy of Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. ℗ © 1991. Used by permission. Listen
Amazing Grace Listen
13. Voice and Worship: Tradition and Individuality in Medieval Chant
LG 2: Hildegard of Bingen: Alleluia, O virga mediatrix Listen ilgiLG
ENCOUNTERS: Islamic Chant, Call to Prayer and Blessings on the Prophet Recording: Various Courtesy of Smithsonian Folkways Listen
Hildegard of Bingen, Kyrie Listen
14. Layering Lines: Early Polyphony of the Notre Dame
LG 3: Notre Dame School: Gaude Maria virgo Listen ilgiLG
15. Symbols and Puzzles: Machaut and the Medieval Mind
LG 4: Machaut: Ma fin est mon commencement Listen ilgiLG
16. Singing in Friendship: The Renaissance Madrigal
LG 5: Arcadelt: Il bianco e dolce cigno (The White and Sweet Swan) Listen ilgiLG
LG 6: Farmer: Fair Phyllis Listen ilgiLG
17. Remember Me: Personalizing the Motet in the Renaissance
LG 7: Josquin: Ave Maria . . . virgo serena Listen ilgiLG
Josquin de Perez, Inviolata, integra et casta es Maria Listen
18. Glory Be: Music for the Renaissance Mass
LG 8: Palestrina: Gloria from Pope Marcellus Mass Listen ilgiLG
Hildegard of Bingen, Kyrie Listen
Palestrina, Gloria, from Pope Marcellus Mass Listen
Hildegard of Bingen, Alleluia, O virga mediatrix Listen
19. Instrumental Movements: Medieval and Renaissance Dance Music
LG 9: Susato: Three Dances Listen ilgiLG
The Middle Ages and Renaissance – Supplemental Listening
Deo gratias, Anglia, Agincourt Carol Recording: The Purcell Consort Courtesy of Vox Music Group Listen
Guillaume Du Fay, Kyrie, from L’homme armé Mass Recording: Oxford Camerata; Jeremy Summerly, director ℗ 1995 Naxos Rights International Ltd. Courtesy of Naxos Rights International Ltd. Listen
Guillaume Du Fay, L’homme armé, chant Recording: Oxford Camerata; Jeremy Summerly, director ℗ 1995 Naxos Rights International Ltd. Courtesy of Naxos Rights International Ltd. Listen
Gregorian Chant: Kyrie Recording: Schola Cantorum of Amsterdam; Wim van Gerven, director ℗ 1973 Sony Music Entertainment Listen
Giovanni Gabrieli, Canzona septimi toni Recording: His Majestys Sagbutts and Cornetts; Timothy Roberts, director ℗ 1997 Hyperion Records Ltd. Courtesy of Hyperion Records Ltd. Listen
Josquin, Mille regretz Recording: Scholars of London ℗ 1994 Naxos Rights International Ltd. Courtesy of Naxos Rights International Ltd. Listen
Orlande de Lassus, Bon jour mon coeur Recording: Toronto Consort ℗ 1996 The Toronto Consort Courtesy of Marquis Classics Listen
Raimbaut de Vaqueiras, Kalenda maya Recording: Martin Best Ensemble ℗ 1982 Nimbus Records Ltd. By permission of the owner, Nimbus Records, Wyastone Estate Ltd. Listen
20. Voicing the Virgin: Cozzolani and Italian Baroque Sacred Music
LG 10: Cozzolani: Magnificat Listen ilgiLG
21. Performing Grief: Purcell and Early Opera
LG 11: Purcell: Dido and Aeneas, Act III, Opening Listen ilgiLG
LG 11: Purcell: Dido and Aeneas, Act III, Recitative and Lament Listen ilgiLG
Purcell, Rondeau, from Abdelazar Listen
22. Musical Sermons: Bach and the Lutheran Cantata
LG 12: Bach: Cantata No. 140, Wachet auf, No. 1, Choral Fantasia Listen ilgiLG
LG 12: Bach: Cantata No. 140, Wachet auf, No. 4, Unison chorale Listen ilgiLG
Bach, The Art of Fugue, Contrapunctus I Listen
Bach, Sarabande, from Cello Suite No. 2 Listen
Bach, Brandenburg Concerto No. 1, I Listen
Bach, Toccata in D Minor Listen
Bach, Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring Listen
Bach, “Endlich, endlich wird mein Joch” from Cantata 56 Listen
Bach, Minuet in D Minor Listen
23. Textures of Worship: Handel and the English Oratorio
LG 13: Handel: Messiah, No. 18, Aria, “Rejoice greatly” Listen ilgiLG Watch
LG 13: Handel: Messiah, No. 44, Chorus, “Hallelujah” Listen ilgiLG Watch
Handel, Alla hornpipe, from Water Music Listen
Handel, “Hallelujah Chorus” from Messiah Listen
Handel, “Rejoice greatly,” from Messiah Listen
Handel, “O thou that tellest good tidings,” from Messiah Listen
24. Independent Study: Billings and the Early North American Sacred Tradition
LG 14: Billings: David’s Lamentation Listen ilgiLG
ENCOUNTERS: Blending Worship Traditions in Colonial Latin America Recording: La Capella Reial de Catalunya; Hespèrion XXI; Jordi Savall, director ℗ 2003 Alia Vox Courtesy of Alia Vox Listen
25. Grace and Grandeur: The Baroque Dance Suite
LG 15: Handel: Water Music, Suite in D Major, Alla Hornpipe Listen ilgiLG
26. Sounding Spring: Vivaldi and the Baroque Concerto
LG 16: Vivaldi: Spring from The Four Seasons, I Listen ilgiLG
Vivaldi, Concerto in C Major for Two Trumpets, I Listen
27. Process as Meaning: Bach and the Fugue
LG 17: Bach: Contrapunctus I, from The Art of Fugue Listen ilgiLG Watch
Bach, Contraputal devices: The Art of Fugue Listen
Bach, Contraputal devices: The Art of Fugue (Contrapunctus) Listen
Bach, Contraputal devices: The Art of Fugue (Augmentation) Listen
Bach, Contraputal devices: The Art of Fugue (Diminution) Listen
Bach, Contraputal devices: The Art of Fugue (Inversion) Listen
Bach, Contraputal devices: The Art of Fugue (Retro Inversion) Listen
Bach, Contraputal devices: The Art of Fugue (Retrograde) Listen
The Baroque Era – Supplemental Listening
Bach, Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F Major, I Recording: Boston Baroque; Martin Pearlman, conductor ℗ 1994 TELARC Courtesy of Concord Music Group Listen
Bach, Cantata No. 140, Wachet auf, No. 2, Tenor recitative Recording: American Bach Soloists; Jeffrey Thomas, director ℗ 1996 Koch International L.P. Courtesy of the American Bach Soloists Listen
Bach, Cantata No. 140, Wachet auf, No. 3, Aria Recording: American Bach Soloists; Jeffrey Thomas, director ℗ 1996 Koch International L.P. Courtesy of the American Bach Soloists Listen
Bach, Cantata No. 140, Wachet auf, No. 7, Chorale Recording: American Bach Soloists; Jeffrey Thomas, director ℗ 1996 Koch International L.P. Courtesy of the American Bach Soloists Listen
Billings, David’s Lamentation Recording: Original Sacred Harp Singers Courtesy of Johnny Carter, Bibletone Records, National Recording Corporation, Rome, GA. Listen
Corelli, Trio Sonata, Op. 3, No. 2, in D Major, III, excerpt Recording: London Baroque; Charles Medlam, director ℗ 1999 harmonia mundi s.a. Courtesy of harmonia mundi usa Listen
Corelli, Trio Sonata, Op. 3, No. 2, in D Major, IV, excerpt Recording: London Baroque; Charles Medlam, director ℗ 1999 harmonia mundi s.a. Courtesy of harmonia mundi usa Listen
Handel, Julius Caesar, Act II, “V’Adoro” Recording: Emma Kirkby, soprano; The Brandenburg Consort; Roy Goodman, conductor ℗ 1996 Hyperion Records Ltd. Courtesy of Hyperion Records Ltd. Listen
Handel, Messiah, No. 1, Overture Recording: Boston Baroque; Karen Clift, soprano; Martin Pearlman, conductor ℗ 1992 TELARC Courtesy of Concord Music Group Listen
Handel, Messiah, Nos. 14-16 Recording: Boston Baroque; Karen Clift, soprano; Martin Pearlman, conductor ℗ 1992 TELARC Courtesy of Concord Music Group Listen
Handel, Messiah, No. 17 “Glory to God” Recording: Boston Baroque; Karen Clift, soprano; Martin Pearlman, conductor ℗ 1992 TELARC Courtesy of Concord Music Group Listen
Handel, Water Music, Suite in D Major, Allegro Recording: Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra; Nicholas McGegan, conductor ℗ 1988 harmonia mundia usa Courtesy of harmonia mundi usa Listen
Monteverdi, The Coronation of Poppea, Act III, scene 7 Recording: Danielle Borst , soprano (Poppea); Guillemette Laurens, mezzo-soprano (Nero); Concerto Vocale; René Jacobs, director ℗ 1990 harmonia mundi s.a. Courtesy of harmonia mundi usa Listen
Mouret, Rondeau, from Suite de symphonies Recording: Gerard Schwarz, trumpet; Philharmonia Virtuosi of New York; Richard Kapp, conductor ℗ 1977 Sony Music Entertainment Listen
Scarlatti, Sonata in C Major, K. 159 (The Hunt) Recording: Luc Beausejour, harpsichord ℗ 1993 Analekta Couaresy of Analekta Listen
Telemann: Tafelmusik, Ouverture Watch
Telemann: Telemann: Tafelmusik, Flaterie Watch
Telemann: Tafelmusik, Furioso Watch
Vivaldi, Spring from The Four Seasons, II Recording: Tafelmusik; Jeanne Lamon, solo violin and director ℗ 1992 Sony Music Entertainment Listen
Vivaldi, Spring from The Four Seasons, III Recording: Tafelmusik; Jeanne Lamon, solo violin and director ℗ 1992 Sony Music Entertainment Listen
28. Musical Conversations: Haydn and Classical Chamber Music
LG 18: Haydn: String Quartet, Op. 76, No. 3 (Emperor), II Listen ilgiLG
Mozart, Eine kleine Nachtmusik, I Listen
Beethoven, Symphony No. 5, I Listen
Haydn, Emperor Quartet, II Listen
Haydn, Symphony No. 100 (Military), II Listen
Mozart, Eine kleine Nachtmusik, III Listen
Beethoven, Symphony No. 5, III Listen
Beethoven, Symphony No. 5, IV Listen
Haydn, Emperor Quartet, Op. 76, No. 3, II Listen
Haydn, Symphony No. 94 (Surprise), II Listen
Haydn, Symphony No. 100 (Military), II Listen
29. The Ultimate Instrument: Haydn and the Symphony
LG 19: Haydn: Symphony No. 100 (Military), II Listen ilgiLG
30. Expanding the Conversation: Mozart, Chamber Music, and Larger Forms
Mozart, Eine kleine Nachtmusik (A Little Night Music), K. 525, I Listen ilgiLG Watch
Mozart, Eine kleine Nachtmusik (A Little Night Music), K. 525, III Listen ilgiLG
ENCOUNTER: North Indian Classical Music, Raga Bhimpalasi Listen
Mozart, Variations on Ah! vous dirai-je Maman Listen
Mozart, Clarinet Concerto, II Listen
Mozart, Confutatis, from Requiem Listen
Mozart, Piano Concerto, K. 467, II Listen
Mozart, Piano Sonata, K. 331, III Listen
Mozart, Symphony No. 35, II Listen
Mozart, Symphony No. 40, III Listen
31. Conversation with a Leader: The Classical Concerto
LG 21: Mozart: Piano Concerto in G Major, K. 453, I Listen ilgiLG Watch
32. Personalizing the Conversation: Beethoven and the Classical Sonata
LG 22: Beethoven: Piano Sonata in C-sharp Minor, Op. 27, No. 2 (Moonlight), I Listen ilgiLG
Beethoven, Für Elise Listen
Beethoven, Moonlight Sonata, I Listen
Beethoven, Pathétique Sonata, II Listen
Beethoven, Symphony No. 5, I Listen
Beethoven, “Ode to Joy,” from Symphony No. 9 Listen
33. Disrupting the Conversation: Beethoven and the Symphony in Transition
LG 23: Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, I Listen ilgiLG Watch
LG 23: Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, II Listen ilgiLG
LG 23: Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, III and IV Listen ilgiLG
34. Making It Real: Mozart and Classical Opera
LG 24: Mozart: Don Giovanni, Act I, Scene 2, No. 3, Aria, “A chi mi dice mai” Listen ilgiLG Watch
LG 24: Mozart: Don Giovanni, Act I, Scene 2, No. 4, Recitative, “Chi è là?” Listen ilgiLG
LG 24: Mozart: Don Giovanni, Act I, Scene 2, No. 5, Catalogue Aria, “Madamina!” Listen ilgiLG
35. Mourning a Hero: Mozart and the Requiem
LG 25: Mozart: Dies irae, from Requiem Listen ilgiLG
Eighteenth-Century Classicism – Supplemental Listening
Beethoven, Piano Sonata in C-sharp Minor, Op. 27, No. 2 (Moonlight), II Recording: John O’Connor ℗ 1986 TELARC Courtesy of Concord Music Group Listen
Beethoven, Piano Sonata in C-sharp Minor, Op. 27, No. 2 (Moonlight), III Recording: John O’Connor ℗ 1986 TELARC Courtesy of Concord Music Group Listen
Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice, Act II, Scene 2: Dance of the Furies Watch
Haydn, The Creation (Die Schöpfung), Part I, closing Recording: Jorg Hering, tenor; Tolzer Knabenchor; Tafelmusik; Bruno Weil, conductor ℗ 1994 Sony Music Entertainment Listen
Haydn, Trumpet Concerto in E-flat Major, III Recording: Wynton Marsalis, trumpet; National Philharmonic; Raymond Leppard, conductor ℗ 1983 Sony Music Entertainment Listen
Mozart: Don Giovanni, Act I, Notte e giorno faticar—Leporello, ove sei? Watch
Mozart: Don Giovanni, Act I, Là ci darem la mano Watch
Mozart, Eine kleine Nachtmusik (A Little Night Music), K. 525, II Listen
Mozart, Eine kleine Nachtmusik (A Little Night Music), K. 525, IV Listen
Mozart, Piano Concerto in G Major, K. 453, II Recording: English Chamber Orchestra; Murray Perahia, piano and conductor ℗ 1981 Sony Music Entertainment Listen
Mozart, Piano Concerto in G Major, K. 453, III Recording: English Chamber Orchestra; Murray Perahia, piano and conductor ℗ 1981 Sony Music Entertainment Listen
Mozart, Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, I Recording: Cleveland Orchestra; George Szell, conductor Originally released 1971. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment Listen
36. Musical Reading: Schubert, Schumann, and the Early Romantic Lied
LG 26: Schubert: Erlkönig Listen ilgiLG
LG 27: Schumann: In the Lovely Month of May, from Dichterliebe Listen ilgiLG
Schubert, The Trout (song) and Trout Quintet, IV Listen
Schubert, The Miller and the Brook, from The Lovely Maid of the Mill Listen
37. Marketing Music: Foster and Early “Popular” Song
LG 28: Foster: Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair Listen ilgiLG
Foster, Camptown Races Listen
Foster, Oh! Susanna Listen
Massa’s in the Cold, Cold Ground Listen
38. Dancing at the Keyboard: Chopin and Romantic Piano Music
LG 29: Chopin: Mazurka in B-flat Minor, Op. 24, No. 4 Listen ilgiLG
Chopin, Prelude in E Minor, Op. 28, No. 4 Listen
Chopin, Prelude in B-flat Minor, Op. 28, No. 16 Listen
39. Musical Diaries: Hensel and Programmatic Piano Music
LG 30: Hensel: September: At the River, from The Year Listen ilgiLG
40. Piano Triumphant: Gottschalk and Romantic Virtuosity
LG 31: Gottschalk: The Banjo Listen ilgiLG
Liszt, Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 in C-sharp Minor Recording: Jeno Jando Courtesy of Naxos Rights International Ltd. Listen
41. Personal Soundtracks: Berlioz and the “Program Symphony”
LG 32: Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique, IV Listen ilgiLG
Berlioz, Symphonie fantastique, I (Idée fixe) Listen
42. Sounding a Nation: Grieg and Orchestral Nationalism
LG 33: Grieg: Peer Gynt, Suite No. 1 (Op. 46), Morning Mood Listen ilgiLG
LG 33: Grieg: Peer Gynt, Suite No. 1 (Op. 46), In the Hall of the Mountain King Listen ilgiLG
Grieg, Åse’s Death, from Peer Gynt Listen
Grieg, Hall of the Mountain King, from Peer Gynt Listen
43. Absolutely Classic: Brahms and the Nineteenth-Century Symphony
LG 34: Brahms: Symphony No. 3 in F Major, III Listen ilgiLG
Brahms, Wiegenlied (Lullaby) Listen
Brahms, Symphony No. 4, IV Listen
44. Multimedia Hits: Verdi and Italian Romantic Opera
LG 35: Verdi: Rigoletto, Act III, excerpts Title of Video Work: Rigoletto, Act III, “La donna e mobile’ – “Un di, se ben rammentomi” – “Bella figlia dell’amore” (Quartet) Recording: Roberto Alagna, Dmitri Kavrakos, Renato Bruson, Andrea Rost, Mariana Pentcheva; Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala; Riccardo Muti, conductor ℗ 1995 Sony Music Entertainment Listen ilgiLG Watch
ENCOUNTERS: Chinese Opera – The Story of the Red Lantern Recording: Wei-Li ℗ 2009 ARC Music Productions International Ltd. Courtesy of ARC Music Productions International Ltd. Listen
Verdi, Dies irae, from Requiem Listen
45. Total Art: Wagner and German Romantic Opera
LG 36: Wagner: Die Walküre, Act III, Opening (Ride of the Valkyries) Listen ilgiLG Watch
LG 36: Wagner: Die Walküre, Act III, Finale Listen ilgiLG Watch
Wagner, Ride of the Valkyries Listen
46. Poetry in Motion: Tchaikovsky and the Ballet
LG 37: Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy Listen ilgiLG Watch
LG 37: Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, Trepak Listen ilgiLG Watch
Tchaikovsky, March, from The Nutcracker Listen
Tchaikovsky, Waltz of the Flowers, from The Nutcracker Listen
47. Exotic Allure: Puccini and the Italian Verismo Tradition
LG 38: Puccini: Madame Butterfly, “Un bel dì” Recording: Miriam Gauci (Cio-Cio-San); Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Bratislava); Alexander Rahbari, conductor ℗ 1991 Naxos Rights International Ltd. Courtesy of Naxos Rights International Ltd. Listen ilgiLG Watch
ENCOUNTERS: Japanese music Recording: Bando Mitsumasa Courtesy of Smithsonian Folkways Listen
ENCOUNTERS: Japanese music Recording: C. Ikehara and Lorie Brau Courtesy of Lyrichord Discs Listen
48. Accepting Death: Fauré and the Requiem
LG 39: Fauré: Libera me, from Requiem, Op. 48 Listen ilgiLG
49. Mythical Impressions: Program Music at the End of the Nineteenth Century
LG 40: Debussy: Prelude to “The Afternoon of a Faun” Listen ilgiLG
Debussy, Jeux de vagues, from La mer Listen
50. Jubilees and Jubilation: The African American Spiritual Tradition
LG 41: Spiritual: Swing Low, Sweet Chariot Recording: Fisk University Jubilee Quartet Listen ilgiLG
LG 41: Spiritual: Swing Low, Sweet Chariot Recording: Karen Parks ℗ 2007 Ottimavoce, Inc. Courtesy of Ottimavoce, Inc. Listen ilgiLG
51. A Good Beat: American Vernacular Music at the Close of an Era
LG 42: Joplin: Maple Leaf Rag Listen ilgiLG
Sousa: Washington Post Recording: California State University, Long Beach Wind Symphony, John Carnahan Listen Watch
Joplin, Pine Apple Rag Listen
The Nineteenth Century – Supplemental Listening
Berlioz, Symphonie fantastique, V Recording: Baltimore Symphony; David Zinman, conductor ℗ 1991 TELARC Courtesy of Concord Music Group Listen
Bizet: Carmen, Act I: “L’amour est un oseau” (Habanera) Watch
Bizet: Carmen, Act I: “Près des remparts de Séville” (Seguidilla) Watch
Dvořák, Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, From the New World, I Recording: New York Philharmonic; Leonard Bernstein, conductor Originally released 1962. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment Listen
Foster, Camptown Races Listen
Liszt, Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 in C-sharp Minor Recording: Jeno Jando Courtesy of Naxos Rights International Ltd. Listen
Mahler, The Song of the Earth (Das Lied von der Erde), III Recording: Ernst Häfliger, tenor; New York Philharmonic, Bruno Walter, conductor Originally released 1963. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment Listen
Mendelssohn, Violin Concerto in E Minor, I Recording: Midori, violin; Berlin Philharmonic; Mariss Jansons, conductor ℗ 2003 Sony Music Entertainment Listen
Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov, Act I, Scene 2, Coronation Scene Watch
Puccini: La Bohème, Act II: “Quando me’n vo'” (Musetta’s Waltz) Watch
Puccini: Madame Butterfly, Act I: from Wedding Scene Watch
Ravel, Don Quixote to Dulcinea, Romanesque Song Recording: Jose Van Dam, baritone; BBC Orchestra; Pierre Boulez, conductor ℗ 1984 Sony Music Entertainment Listen
Ravel, Don Quixote to Dulcinea, Drinking Song Recording: Jose Van Dam, baritone; BBC Orchestra; Pierre Boulez, conductor ℗ 1984 Sony Music Entertainment Listen
Roma music: Bihari, Mikor a pénze elfgyott Recording: Robo Gaspar Banda ℗ 2012 Gramola Records Courtesy of Naxos Rights International Ltd. Listen
Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia, Act I: “Una voce poco fa” Watch
Clara Schumann, Piano Trio in G Minor, III Recording: Hyperion Trio ℗ 2006 Bella Musica Courtesy of Naxos Rights International Ltd. Listen
Tchaikovsky, The Nutcracker, March Recording: Philadelphia Orchestra; Eugene Ormandy, conductor Originally released 1964. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment Listen
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5 in E minor, III Watch
Traditional Spanish Dance: Ya vienen los segadores Recording: Raimundo Lanas Courtesy of Smithsonian Folkways Listen
Verdi: La Traviata, Act III: “Signora—Parigi, o cara” Watch
Wagner: Die Walküre, Act I, Scene 3: Siegmund heiss’ ich Watch
Wagner: Die Walküre, Act I, Scene 3: Winterstürme wichen dem Wonnemond Watch
Wagner: Tristan und Isolde, Act I, Scene 5: “Auf das Tau! Anker los!” Watch
Wagner: Tristan und Isolde, Act I, Scene 3: “Weh, ach wehe! Dies zu dulden!” Watch
52. Anything Goes: Schoenberg and Musical Expressionism
LG 43: Schoenberg: Pierrot lunaire, No. 18, “The Moonfleck” Listen ilgiLG
53. Calculated Shock: Stravinsky and Modernist Multimedia
LG 44: Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring, Part I, excerpts Listen ilgiLG
Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring, Introduction Listen
54. Still Sacred: Boulanger and Religious Music in the Twentieth Century
LG 45: Boulanger: Psalm 24 Listen ilgiLG
55. War Is Hell: Berg and Expressionist Opera
LG 46: Berg: Wozzeck, Act III, scene 4 Listen ilgiLG Watch
Berg, Wozzeck, Act I, Scene 1 Listen
56. American Intersections: Jazz and Blues Traditions
LG 47: Holiday: Billie’s Blues Listen ilgiLG
LG 48: Strayhorn: Take the A Train, by the Duke Ellington Orchestra Listen ilgiLG
57. Modern America: Still and Musical Modernism in the United States
LG 49: Still: Suite for Violin and Piano, III Listen ilgiLG
58. Folk Opera? Gershwin and Jazz as “Art”
LG 50: Gershwin: Summertime, from Porgy and Bess Listen ilgiLG
59. Sounds American: Ives, Copland, and Musical Nationalism in the United States
LG 51: Ives: Country Band March Listen ilgiLG
LG 52: Copland: Appalachian Spring, Section 1 Listen ilgiLG
LG 52: Copland: Appalachian Spring, Section 7 Listen ilgiLG
ENCOUNTERS: Yankee Doodle Recording: US Army Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps ℗ 2000 Coker & McCree, Inc. Courtesy of Naxos Rights International Ltd. Listen
ENCOUNTERS: Yankee Doodle (2nd recording) Recording: Americus Brass Band Listen
Copland, Simple Gifts Listen
60. Also American: Revueltas and Mexican Musical Modernism
LG 53: Revueltas: Homage to Federico Garcia Lorca, III Listen ilgiLG
ENCOUNTERS: Musical Traditions in Mexico Recording: Nati Cano’s Mariachi Los Camperos ℗ 2002 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings Courtesy of Smithsonian/Folkways Listen
61. Classic Rethinking: Bartók and the “Neo-Classical” Turn
LG 54: Bartók: Interrupted Intermezzo, from Concerto for Orchestra Listen ilgiLG
Twentieth Century Modernism – Supplemental Listening
Berg, Wozzeck, Act III, Scene 2: Dort links geht’s in die Stadt Watch
Berg, Wozzeck, Interlude and Act III, Scene 5: Ringel, Ringel, Rosenkranz, Ringeleih’n Watch
Berg, Wozzeck, Act III, Scene 3: Tantz alle; tantz nur zu Watch
Berg, Wozzeck, Act III, Interlude Recording: Walter Berry, baritone (Wozzeck); Albert Weikenmeier, tenor; (Captain), Karl Dönch, bass (Doctor), Children’s Chorus of the Paris National Opera; Paris National Opera Orchestra; Pierre Boulez, conductor Originally released 1971. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment Listen
Berg, Wozzeck, Act III, Scene 5 Recording: Walter Berry, baritone (Wozzeck); Albert Weikenmeier, tenor; (Captain), Karl Dönch, bass (Doctor), Children’s Chorus of the Paris National Opera; Paris National Opera Orchestra; Pierre Boulez, conductor Originally released 1971. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment Listen
Britten: Peter Grimes, Act III, Scene 2: “To hell with all your mercy!” Watch
Britten: Peter Grimes, Act III, Scene 2: “To hell with all your mercy!” (720p) Watch
Prokofiev, Troika, from Lieutenant Kijé Suite Recording: Los Angeles Philharmonic; Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor ℗ 1991 Sony Music Entertainment Listen
Schoenberg, Pierrot lunaire, No. 21, “O alter Duft” Recording: Lucy Shelton, soprano; Da Capo Chamber Players; Oliver Knussen, conductor ℗ 1992 Bridge Records, Inc. Courtesy of Bridge Records, Inc. Listen
Webern, Symphony, Opus 21, II Recording: Twentieth Century Classics Ensemble; Robert Craft, conductor ℗ 2005 Naxos Rights International Ltd. Courtesy of Naxos Rights International Ltd. Listen
62. New Sound Palettes: Mid-Twentieth Century American Experimentalists
LG 55: Cage: Sonata V, from Sonatas and Interludes Listen ilgiLG
LG 56: Crumb: Caballito negro (Little Black Horse) Listen ilgiLG
ENCOUNTERS: Gamelan Recording: Orchestra of Central Java, Hardo Budoyo Ensemble ℗ 1996 Rounder Records Corp. Licensed courtesy of Rounder Records Listen
63. Staged Sentiment: American Musical Theater
LG 57: Bernstein: West Side Story: Mambo Listen ilgiLG
LG 57: Bernstein: West Side Story: Tonight Quintet Listen ilgiLG
Bernstein, Tonight,from West Side Story Listen
64. Less is More: Reich and Minimalist Music
LG 58: Reich: Electric Counterpoint, III Listen ilgiLG
ENCOUNTERS: East African Drumming (Ensiriba ya munange Katego) Recording: Royal Entenga Drummers Originally released 1954. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment Listen
65. Returning with Interest: Dylan, Corigliano, and Postmodern Reworkings
LG 59: Dylan: Mr. Tambourine Man Listen ilgiLG
LG 60: Corigliano: Prelude, from Mr. Tambourine Man: Seven Poems of Bob Dylan Listen ilgiLG
66. Neo-Romantic Evocations: Higdon and Program Music into the Twenty-First Century
LG 61: Higdon: blue cathedral, excerpt Listen ilgiLG
67. Underscoring Meaning: Williams, Dun, and Music for Film
LG 62: Williams: Imperial March, from The Empire Strikes Back Listen ilgiLG
LG 63: Tan Dun: Farewell, from Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Listen ilgiLG
68. Icons in Sound: Tavener and Postmodern Orthodoxy
LG 64: Tavener: A Hymn to the Mother of God Listen ilgiLG
69. Reality Shows: Adams and Contemporary Opera
LG 65: Adams: Doctor Atomic, “At the sight of this” Recording: Metropolitan Opera and Chorus; Alan Gilbert, conductor ℗ 2010 The Metropolitan Opera Courtesy of the Metropolitan Opera Listen ilgiLG Watch
LG 65: Adams: Doctor Atomic, “At the sight of this” (720p) Recording: Metropolitan Opera and Chorus; Alan Gilbert, conductor ℗ 2010 The Metropolitan Opera Courtesy of the Metropolitan Opera Watch
Postmodernism: The Twentieth Century and Beyond – Supplemental Listening
ENCOUNTERS: Music Technology: Machover, Jeux Deux, III Recording: Michael Chertock, hyperpiano; Odense Sym Orchestra; Paul Mann, conductor ℗ 2011 Bridge Records, Inc Courtesy of Bridge Records, Inc. Listen
Erhu, Abing, The Moon Reflected on the Second Springs Recording: Jade Bridge (Sisi Chen, yangquin; Zhang Bao-Li, erhu) ℗ 1997 Rounder Records Corp. Licensed courtesy of Rounder Records Listen
Appendix 1
Chopin, Prelude in E Minor Listen
Mozart, Ah! Vous dirai-je Maman (tune of Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star and the Alphabet Song) Listen
Brahms, Lullaby (Wiengenlied) Listen
Battle Hymn of the Republic (Civil War song) Listen
Greensleeves (English traditional song) Listen
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