Great courses (CD). Fine arts & music. Music appreciation

Directed by The Great Courses

Robert Greenberg

Forever change the way you listen to music with this outstanding course that explores the history, composition, and sublime accomplishments of Western concert music

Mode of access: World Wide Web

Episode 1

Music as a Mirror

Episode 2

Sources-The Ancient World and the Early Church

Episode 3

The Middle Ages

Episode 4

Introduction to the Renaissance

Episode 5

The Renaissance Mass

Episode 6

The Madrigal

Episode 7

An Introduction to the Baroque Era

Episode 8

Style Features of Baroque-era Music

Episode 9

National Styles-Italy and Germany

Episode 10

Fugue

Episode 11

Baroque Opera, Part 1

Episode 12

Baroque Opera, Part 2

Episode 13

The Oratorio

Episode 14

The Lutheran Church Cantata

Episode 15

Passacaglia

Episode 16

Ritornello Form and the Baroque Concerto

Episode 17

The Enlightenment and an Introduction to the Classical Era

Episode 18

The Viennese Classical Style, Homophony, and the Cadence

Episode 19

Classical-era Form-Theme and Variations

Episode 20

Classical-era Form-Minuet and Trio: Baroque Antecedents

Episode 21

Classical-era Form-Minuet and Trio Form

Episode 22

Classical-era Form-Rondo Form

Episode 23

Classical-era Form-Sonata Form, Part 1

Episode 24

Classical-era Form-Sonata Form, Part 2

Episode 25

Classical-era Form-Sonata Form, Part 3

Episode 26

The Symphony-Music for Every Person

Episode 27

The Solo Concerto

Episode 28

Classical-era Opera-The Rise of Opera Buffa

Episode 29

Classical-era Opera, Part 2-Mozart and the Operatic Ensemble

Episode 30

The French Revolution and an Introduction to Beethoven

Episode 31

Beethoven's Symphony no. 5 in C Minor, op. 67, Part 1

Episode 32

Beethoven's Symphony no. 5 in C Minor, op. 67, Part 2

Episode 33

Introduction to Romanticism

Episode 34

Formal Challenges and Solutions in Early Romantic Music

Episode 35

The Program Symphony-Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique, Part 1

Episode 36

The Program Symphony-Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique, Part 2

Episode 37

19th-Century Italian Opera-Bel Canto Opera

Episode 38

19th-Century Italian Opera-Giuseppe Verdi

Episode 39

19th-Century German Opera-Nationalism and Experimentation

Episode 40

19th-Century German Opera-Richard Wagner

Episode 41

The Concert Overture, Part 1

Episode 42

The Concert Overture, Part 2

Episode 43

Romantic-era Musical Nationalism

Episode 44

Russian Nationalism

Episode 45

An Introduction to Early 20th-Century Modernism

Episode 46

Early 20th-Century Modernism-Claude Debussy

Episode 47

Early 20th-Century Modernism-Igor Stravinsky

Episode 48

Early 20th-Century Modernism-Arnold Schönberg