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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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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15. Symbols and Puzzles: Machaut and the Medieval Mind
| LG 4: Machaut: Ma fin est mon commencement |
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16. Singing in Friendship: The Renaissance Madrigal
| LG 5: Arcadelt: Il bianco e dolce cigno (The White and Sweet Swan) |
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| LG 6: Farmer: Fair Phyllis |
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17. Remember Me: Personalizing the Motet in the Renaissance
| LG 7: Josquin: Ave Maria . . . virgo serena |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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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 |
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21. Performing Grief: Purcell and Early Opera
| LG 11: Purcell: Dido and Aeneas, Act III, Opening |
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| LG 11: Purcell: Dido and Aeneas, Act III, Recitative and Lament |
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| 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 |
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| LG 12: Bach: Cantata No. 140, Wachet auf, No. 4, Unison chorale |
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| 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" |
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| LG 13: Handel: Messiah, No. 44, Chorus, "Hallelujah" |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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26. Sounding Spring: Vivaldi and the Baroque Concerto
| LG 16: Vivaldi: Spring from The Four Seasons, I |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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30. Expanding the Conversation: Mozart, Chamber Music, and Larger Forms
| Mozart, Eine kleine Nachtmusik (A Little Night Music), K. 525, I |
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| Mozart, Eine kleine Nachtmusik (A Little Night Music), K. 525, III |
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| 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 |
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32. Personalizing the Conversation: Beethoven and the Classical Sonata
| LG 22: Beethoven: Piano Sonata in C-sharp Minor, Op. 27, No. 2 (Moonlight), I |
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| 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 |
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| LG 23: Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, II |
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| LG 23: Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, III and IV |
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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" |
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| LG 24: Mozart: Don Giovanni, Act I, Scene 2, No. 4, Recitative, "Chi è là?" |
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| LG 24: Mozart: Don Giovanni, Act I, Scene 2, No. 5, Catalogue Aria, "Madamina!" |
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35. Mourning a Hero: Mozart and the Requiem
| LG 25: Mozart: Dies irae, from Requiem |
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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 |
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| LG 27: Schumann: In the Lovely Month of May, from Dichterliebe |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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40. Piano Triumphant: Gottschalk and Romantic Virtuosity
| LG 31: Gottschalk: The Banjo |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| LG 33: Grieg: Peer Gynt, Suite No. 1 (Op. 46), In the Hall of the Mountain King |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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) |
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| LG 36: Wagner: Die Walküre, Act III, Finale |
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| 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 |
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| LG 37: Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, Trepak |
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| 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. |
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| 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 |
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49. Mythical Impressions: Program Music at the End of the Nineteenth Century
| LG 40: Debussy: Prelude to "The Afternoon of a Faun" |
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| 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 |
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| LG 41: Spiritual: Swing Low, Sweet Chariot Recording: Karen Parks ℗ 2007 Ottimavoce, Inc. Courtesy of Ottimavoce, Inc. |
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51. A Good Beat: American Vernacular Music at the Close of an Era
| LG 42: Joplin: Maple Leaf Rag |
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| 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" |
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53. Calculated Shock: Stravinsky and Modernist Multimedia
| LG 44: Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring, Part I, excerpts |
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| Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring, Introduction | Listen |
54. Still Sacred: Boulanger and Religious Music in the Twentieth Century
| LG 45: Boulanger: Psalm 24 |
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55. War Is Hell: Berg and Expressionist Opera
| LG 46: Berg: Wozzeck, Act III, scene 4 |
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| Berg, Wozzeck, Act I, Scene 1 | Listen |
56. American Intersections: Jazz and Blues Traditions
| LG 47: Holiday: Billie's Blues |
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| LG 48: Strayhorn: Take the A Train, by the Duke Ellington Orchestra |
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57. Modern America: Still and Musical Modernism in the United States
| LG 49: Still: Suite for Violin and Piano, III |
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58. Folk Opera? Gershwin and Jazz as "Art"
| LG 50: Gershwin: Summertime, from Porgy and Bess |
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59. Sounds American: Ives, Copland, and Musical Nationalism in the United States
| LG 51: Ives: Country Band March |
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| LG 52: Copland: Appalachian Spring, Section 1 |
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| LG 52: Copland: Appalachian Spring, Section 7 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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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 |
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| LG 56: Crumb: Caballito negro (Little Black Horse) |
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| 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 |
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| LG 57: Bernstein: West Side Story: Tonight Quintet |
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| Bernstein, Tonight,from West Side Story | Listen |
64. Less is More: Reich and Minimalist Music
| LG 58: Reich: Electric Counterpoint, III |
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| 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 |
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| LG 60: Corigliano: Prelude, from Mr. Tambourine Man: Seven Poems of Bob Dylan |
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66. Neo-Romantic Evocations: Higdon and Program Music into the Twenty-First Century
| LG 61: Higdon: blue cathedral, excerpt |
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67. Underscoring Meaning: Williams, Dun, and Music for Film
| LG 62: Williams: Imperial March, from The Empire Strikes Back |
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| LG 63: Tan Dun: Farewell, from Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon |
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68. Icons in Sound: Tavener and Postmodern Orthodoxy
| LG 64: Tavener: A Hymn to the Mother of God |
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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 |
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| 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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