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Classical music appreciation: basics

History, styles, definitions, backstories, understanding: all you need to know about the backbone of classical music

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What you will learn

  • The major periods and authors in Classical Music history

  • The single elements which make music and how they interact with each other

  • The main genres of compositions and their cultural and historical path

  • How to get in familiar with the instruments of the orchestra and recognize their sound

What are the requirements for taking your course

  • None at all

Who is this course for

  • Beginners in Classical Music listening who need the basic knowledge required to start getting in touch with it

  • Who is not new to Classical Music, but wants to consolidate their knowledge about it

Description

Hello and welcome!

I decided to make this course with the purpose of giving tools: tools to make everyone able to better explore Classical Music on their own in a simple, straight-forward, non-technical way that anyone can follow, while remaining culturally rich and practically useful.

We will discuss four major topics:

- the timeline of classical music: the four periods and the major styles that make the history of music, as well as the most important composers;

- music's triple nature: the three elements music itself is made of and how they are connected;

- the genres: the most common words you are going to find within the world of classical music, focusing on the different type of pieces most often played;

- the orchestra: we will get familiar with all the instruments found in a large symphonic orchestra, learning to recognize their sound, their characteristics and personality.


Since I am allergic to too much theory, I took some time to add a couple of in-depth music appreciation lectures, to integrate the informative ones.
You will be amazed at what treasures are hidden within even a single minute of great music. If you are skeptical about this, come in and see. You won't be disapponted!

Introduction

Introduction to the course

The timeline

Overview

Baroque (1600 - 1750)

Classicism (1750 - 1820)

A couple of words on Beethoven

Romanticism (1820 - 1900) - Part 1/2

Romanticism (1820 - 1900) - Part 2/2

A romantic piece: Schumann's piano concerto op.54 (1/3)

A romantic piece: Schumann's piano concerto op.54 - Part 2/3

A romantic piece: Schumann's piano concerto op.54 (3/3)

Modernism (1900 - 1970)

Music's primary elements

Introduction

Rythm

Melody

Harmony

The combination of the three: Bruckner's sixth symphony - Part 1/2

The combination of the three: Bruckner's sixth symphony - Part 2/2

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