Music Appreciation
Learn to love music from the Baroque to the Modern from Handel to Hendrix. Let WEA take you into the world of music to understand its beauty, rhythms and soul. You will find fun, enlightenment and fulfilment in the joy of music.
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Music in England, France and the Netherlands - Peter Philips to Fauré
<p>England's main cultural ties with the Continent historically have been with France and the Netherlands. This course will examine the relationships and contrasts between the music of these countries
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The Intriguing World of Franz Schubert
<p>Franz Peter Schubert (1797 – 1828) was an Austrian composer whose life straddled the late Classical and early Romantic eras. Despite his short life, he was 31 when he died, he left behind a huge
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The Largest Instrument, the Orchestra
<p>The orchestra is a large and very complicated instrument which has grown since Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos. Beethoven and Wagner enlarged the orchestra and Mahler in his Symphony No. 8 pushed the
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Disco Revolution @45rpm
<p>Disco music was long considered the poor cousin of rock and roll. However, disco’s roots are steeped in counterculture 1960s New York. Early underground clubs were the haunts of blacks, latinos and
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A Beginner's Guide to the Symphony
<p>What is a symphony? For more than two centuries the symphony has represented the summit of a composer’s ambition. But what actually defines a symphony, and how do you listen to one? Learning more
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The Doo Wop Years (1953-1963)
<p>The early 1950s saw the beginning of teenage music. Amateur singing groups popped up all over the USA and the world. They performed songs about teenage love, life, and included some incredible
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Music and Art for Christmastide: Sacred and Secular Contexts
<p>Christmas has many facets; these have been reflected in the great variety of music and art created for the festival, both sacred and secular. In this presentation we will explore outstanding
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An Evening with Handel
<p>Listening to Handel’s Messiah is a great tradition of Christmas! Spend an evening exploring the life and music of this magnificent composer, with a special focus on his most famous choral
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