The Story of Great Music
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Introduction
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The Renaissance and Baroque Eras1. Renaissance8 Steps|1 Quiz
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2. Early Baroque11 Steps|1 Quiz
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The Italian Baroque (40 min)
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Watch Vivaldi’s “Four Seasons” (35 min)
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The English Baroque: Purcell (35 min)
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The German Baroque (30 min)
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Listen: Early Baroque Recordings
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{+} Listening Journal
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{+} Research Papers
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{+} Projects
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{+} The French Baroque (25 min)
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{+} German Harpsichord Music (20 min)
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{+} Italian Baroque Oratorios & Opera
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The Italian Baroque (40 min)
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3. Handel10 Steps|1 Quiz
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4. Bach13 Steps|1 Quiz
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The Life of Bach (50 min)
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A Personal Portait: Bach
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Bach’s Chamber & Orchestral Music (50 min)
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Bach’s Large Choral Works (60 min)
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Listen: Bach Recordings
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{+} Listening Journal
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{+} Research Papers
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{+} Projects
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{+} Bach’s Keyboard Music
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{+} Bach’s Organ Music
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{+} Bach’s Cantatas
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{+} Bach’s Mass in B Minor
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{+} Bach’s “Goldberg Variations” & Glenn Gould
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The Life of Bach (50 min)
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The Classical Era5. Haydn9 Steps|1 Quiz
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6. Mozart10 Steps|1 Quiz
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7. Beethoven8 Steps|1 Quiz
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The Romantic Era8. Early German Romantics9 Steps|1 Quiz
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Schubert’s Life & Music (55 min)
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Mendelssohn’s Life & Music (60 min)
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Schumann’s Life & Music (55 min)
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Watch Full Works by Early German Romantics (Varies)
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Listen: Schubert, Mendelssohn & Schumann Recordings
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{+} Listening Journal
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{+} Research Papers
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{+} Projects
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{+} Watch a fun documentary on Schubert’s “Trout” Quintet
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Schubert’s Life & Music (55 min)
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9. French Romantics8 Steps|1 Quiz
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10. Masters of the Piano8 Steps|1 Quiz
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11. Romantic Opera9 Steps|1 Quiz
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12. Brahms8 Steps|1 Quiz
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13. Romantic Nationalism10 Steps|1 Quiz
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Dvorak’s Life and Music (60 min)
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Watch Dvorak’s Symphony 9 “From the New World” (45 min)
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Grieg’s Life and Music (80 min)
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Watch Grieg’s Piano Concerto (40 min)
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Listen: Romantic Nationalism Recordings
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{+} Listening Journal
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{+} Research Papers
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{+} Projects
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{+} Smetana’s “My Country”
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{+} Dvorak’s Great Symphonies
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Dvorak’s Life and Music (60 min)
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14. Russian Romantics9 Steps|1 Quiz
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The Russian Five (70 min)
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Watch “Pictures at an Exhibition” by Mussorgsky (35 min)
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Tchaikovsky’s Life and Music (60 min)
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Watch a Full Work by Tchaikovsky (35-45 min)
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Listen: Russian Romantics Recordings
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{+} Listening Journal
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{+} Research Papers
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{+} Projects
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{+} Tchaikovsky’s Other Symphonies & Orchestral Works
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The Russian Five (70 min)
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The 20th Century15. French Impressionism10 Steps|1 Quiz
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Debussy’s Life and Music (65 min)
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Watch Debussy’s “La Mer” (24 min)
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Ravel’s Life and Music (55 min)
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Watch Ravel’s Piano Concerto in G (25 min)
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Listen: French Impressionism Recordings
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{+} Listening Journal
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{+} Research Papers
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{+} Projects
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{+} Other Great Works by Ravel
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{+} Listen to Gabriel Fauré’s Requiem
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Debussy’s Life and Music (65 min)
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16. Finland, England, & America9 Steps|1 Quiz
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Question 1 of 15
1. Question
Handel’s father forbade the study of music because…
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Question 2 of 15
2. Question
Handel often composed by illustrating a dramatic mental picture with music so that audience members…
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Question 3 of 15
3. Question
Handel famously exclaimed, “I did think I did see Heaven opened and the great God himself” after the chorus of which of his compositions?
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Question 4 of 15
4. Question
In Saul, there is a massive chorus in which the Jewish people praise God for David’s victory over Goliath. Which three (3) instruments does Handel add to his usual orchestra to convey a scene of national rejoicing?
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Question 5 of 15
5. Question
What is the strength of an oratorio over an opera?
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Question 6 of 15
6. Question
Which two (2) of the following are given as reasons that Handel’s Messiah is universally regarded as his best work?
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Question 7 of 15
7. Question
Listen to the following selection which demonstrates a characteristic particular to the oratorio form. Which is it?
Mourn, Israel, mourn thy beauty lost,
Thy choicest youth on Gilboa slain!
How have thy fairest hopes been cross’d!
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Question 8 of 15
8. Question
Select all of the following that are true about Handel’s operas.
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Question 9 of 15
9. Question
(True or False) One of Handel’s biographers refer to Messiah as one of the greatest feats in the history of musical compositions
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Question 10 of 15
10. Question
What is an overture?
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Question 11 of 15
11. Question
(True or False) Operas are the direct representation of a drama in music, while oratorios are musical commentaries on a dramatic subject.
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Question 12 of 15
12. Question
In which of Handel’s oratorios did he abandon the operatic manner of writing altogether?
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Question 13 of 15
13. Question
(True or False) Handel devoted most of his time to, and specialized in, instrumental music.
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Question 14 of 15
14. Question
Which of the following did Handel compose for more than two instruments? (Select one or all that apply)
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Question 15 of 15
15. Question
(True or False) Handel’s Concerti Grossi are similar to Corelli’s Concerti Grossi, but they are not as free or fine in their musical ideas and in their treatment of those ideas.
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