Revolution, Reaction and Musical Romanticism
A Brief History of German Music
<p>German music dates back to the medieval poets known as “Minnesänger”, inaddition many famous baroque and classical composers, such as Bach, Brahms and Beethoven hailed from Germany. Even the 20th
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The Symphony Orchestra: Revealing the Mysteries of Each of the Instrument Groups
<p>Many people attend orchestral concerts and can name the instruments playing but the actual physicality, dimension, sound production, history and function of most instruments remains a mystery. This
...Berlioz: The Literary Musician
<p>Composer, critic and conductor, Hector Berlioz was, in many senses, the arch-romantic. There was no dividing line between his life and music and from his pen flowed operas, symphonies, choral works
...Great Operas, Their Librettos and Contexts: Mozart, Weber, Rossini, Honegger, and Britten
<p>Explore some of the greatest operas, their librettos, and modern DVD productions, from the late 18th to the mid-20th century. Ranging from Mozart’s and Da Ponte’s sparkling comedy <em>Così fan
...Understanding Opera
<p>Opera has been described as a merging of all forms of art: music, literature, poetry, storytelling, dance, costumes, visual arts, and of course drama. This course provides a guide to the
...The Beatles and How They Shaped Modern Music
<p>The Beatles set the template for modern music as we know it today. We discuss The Beatles and their music in the context of the time. Videos will be shown of their music. We will journey over seven
...The Piano
Some of the most famous classical music of all time has been written for the piano. Mozart’s <em>Rondo Alla Turca</em>, Debussy’s <em>Claire de Lune</em>, Chopin’s <em>Nocturnes,</em> Liszt’s <em>
...A Day with The Chicago Blues
<p>Originating in the Mississippi Delta in the 1940s, Chicago Blues developed as a cultural outlet for the Black workers who had moved to industrial Chicago. A thriving club scene flourished on the
...Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture
Russian composer Pyotr Tchaikovsky has given us some of the most-loved pieces of western classical music. In this lecture we explore the background and themes of Tchaikovsky’s famous <em>1812 Overture
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