How to listen to and understand great music. Part 4 [sound recording] / Robert Greenberg.

Title:

ISBN:

9781598032697

Personal Author:

Greenberg, Robert, 1954-

Edition:

Third edition, library edition.

Publication Information:

Chantilly, VA : Teaching Co., [2006]

℗2006

Physical Description:

8 sound discs : digital ; 4 3/4 in + 1 course guidebooks.

General Note:

Issued in 6 parts, each with 8 CDs and 1 course guidebook.

Accompanying guidebook includes lecture outlines, time lines, biographical notes, glossaries, and bibliographical references.

"Course no. 700."

Contents:

pt. 4. lecture 25. Classical-era form--Sonata form, part 3 ; lecture 26. Symphony--music for every person ; lecture 27. Solo concerto ; lecture 28, Classical-era opera--The rise of Opera Buffa ; lecture 29. Classical-era opera, Part 2--Mozart and the operatic ensemble ; lecture 30. French Revolution and an introduction to Beethoven ; lecture 31. Beethoven's Symphony no. 5 in C Minor, op. 67, Part 1 ; lecture 32. Beethoven's Symphony no. 5 in C Minor, op. 67, Part 2.

Summary:

Provides understanding of musical forms, techniques, and terms and of the reciprocal relationship of social context and musical creation, using digitally recorded music to illustrate points and examining the contributions of nearly every major western composer.

Subject Term:

Music appreciation

Genre:

Audiobooks

Added Corporate Author:

Teaching Company

Series Title:

Great courses (Compact disc)

Series Sequence:

Great courses (Compact disc)

Performer:

Taught by Robert Greenberg, music historian-in-residence, San Francisco Performances.