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Introduction to Western Music

Subjects: History · Music Theory

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Instructor: Prof. Ellen Harris
Term: Spring 2006
Level: Undergraduate
What's inside: 1 lecture note · 1 reading · 18 other files · 5 web pages
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Introduction to Western Music

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Lecture 1: Introduction; Music of the Middle Ages ( PDF )

Lecture 2: Renaissance and Early Baroque Music for Church, Chamber, and Theater ( PDF )

Lecture 3: Baroque Instrumental Music: Suite, Concerto, and Fugue; Bach ( PDF )

Lecture 4: Baroque Vocal Music: Opera, Oratorio, and Cantata; Handel ( PDF )

Lecture 5: The Classical Symphony and Sonata: Haydn ( PDF )

Lecture 6: The Classical Concerto and Opera: Mozart ( PDF )

Lecture 7: Midterm Exam

Lecture 8: From Classic to Romantic: Beethoven ( PDF )

Lecture 9: Romantic Songs and Piano Pieces: The Art of the Miniature ( PDF )

Lecture 10: Romantic Program Music and Opera: Fantasies on a Grand Scale ( PDF )

Lecture 11: Late Romantic Orchestral Music: Looking Forward and Back ( PDF )

Lecture 12: The Twentieth Century: The European Tradition ( PDF )

Lecture 13: The Twentieth Century: The American Tradition ( PDF )

Lecture 14: Catch-up and Review