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Understanding Music: Past and Present
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Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Appendix
Glossary
Listening Guides
Ave Generosa, by Hildegard of Bingen
Agnus Dei from the Nostre Dame Mass (c. 1364 CE) by Guillaume De Machaut
Song of Mary, No. 181: "The Virgin will aid those who most love her"
Lady, to you without reserve I give my heart, thought and desire
Ave Maria…Virgo Serena, by Josquin des Prez
Kyrie from "Missa Papae Marcelli" (Pope Marcellus Mass)
A Mighty Fortress Is Our God
Sing Joyfully Unto God
As Vesta Was From Latmos Hill Descending
Kemp's Jig
"Tu Se Morta" ("You are dead") from Orfeo
Sonata pian e forte for 8 parts, C. 176 from Sacrae Symphoniae
The first movement of Spring from The Four Seasons
"Comfort Ye" and "Ev'ry Valley" from Messiah
Hallelujah Chorus from Messiah
Bourée from Water Music
Minuet from Water Music
A Mighty Fortress is Our God
Organ Fugue in G Minor (BWV 578)
String Quartet in D major, op. 20, no. 4 (I. Allegro...)
String Quartet in D major, Op. 20, no. 4 (III: III. Allegretto...
Symphony No. 94 in G major, "Surprise" (II. Andante)
Symphony No. 94 in G major, "Surprise" (IV. Finale: Allegro Molto)
Deh, vieni alla finestra, Testo (Aria) from Don Giovanni
Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K466, First Movement 1. Allegro
Symphony No. 41 in C Major, K. 551 — 1st Movement, Allegro Vivace
Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67
Erlkönig, by Franz Schubert
Excerpts from Elijah
"Chiarina" from Carnaval
Ballade in D minor, Op. 6, no. 4
Mazurka in F minor, Op. 7, no. 1
Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2
Symphonie Fantastique, Op.14: 1st movement. Reveries – Passions
Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68, III. Un poco allegretto e grazioso
The Moldau (Vlatava)
From the New World, Symphony 9, movement 2 Largo
1812 Overture
The Stars and Stripes Forever
"Follie" and "Sempre libera" from La Traviata
The Valkyries, Final scene: Wotan's Farewell
Daphnis and Chloé, Suite No. 2: "Lever du jour"
A Survivor from Warsaw
Wozzeck Act III, Scene 2
Rite of Spring, Sacrificial Dance
Concerto for Orchestra – Movement Five "Finale"
Music for 18 Musicians —Section VII
Fanfare for the Common Man
Star Wars Main Theme
The Legend of Zelda (Overworld Theme)
West End Blues
It Don't Mean A Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing
Heartbreak Hotel
Can I Kick It?
"America" from West Side Story
Understanding Music: Past and Present
eBook
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Appendix
Glossary
Listening Guides
Ave Generosa, by Hildegard of Bingen
Agnus Dei from the Nostre Dame Mass (c. 1364 CE) by Guillaume De Machaut
Song of Mary, No. 181: "The Virgin will aid those who most love her"
Lady, to you without reserve I give my heart, thought and desire
Ave Maria…Virgo Serena, by Josquin des Prez
Kyrie from "Missa Papae Marcelli" (Pope Marcellus Mass)
A Mighty Fortress Is Our God
Sing Joyfully Unto God
As Vesta Was From Latmos Hill Descending
Kemp's Jig
"Tu Se Morta" ("You are dead") from Orfeo
Sonata pian e forte for 8 parts, C. 176 from Sacrae Symphoniae
The first movement of Spring from The Four Seasons
"Comfort Ye" and "Ev'ry Valley" from Messiah
Hallelujah Chorus from Messiah
Bourée from Water Music
Minuet from Water Music
A Mighty Fortress is Our God
Organ Fugue in G Minor (BWV 578)
String Quartet in D major, op. 20, no. 4 (I. Allegro...)
String Quartet in D major, Op. 20, no. 4 (III: III. Allegretto...
Symphony No. 94 in G major, "Surprise" (II. Andante)
Symphony No. 94 in G major, "Surprise" (IV. Finale: Allegro Molto)
Deh, vieni alla finestra, Testo (Aria) from Don Giovanni
Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K466, First Movement 1. Allegro
Symphony No. 41 in C Major, K. 551 — 1st Movement, Allegro Vivace
Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67
Erlkönig, by Franz Schubert
Excerpts from Elijah
"Chiarina" from Carnaval
Ballade in D minor, Op. 6, no. 4
Mazurka in F minor, Op. 7, no. 1
Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2
Symphonie Fantastique, Op.14: 1st movement. Reveries – Passions
Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68, III. Un poco allegretto e grazioso
The Moldau (Vlatava)
From the New World, Symphony 9, movement 2 Largo
1812 Overture
The Stars and Stripes Forever
"Follie" and "Sempre libera" from La Traviata
The Valkyries, Final scene: Wotan's Farewell
Daphnis and Chloé, Suite No. 2: "Lever du jour"
A Survivor from Warsaw
Wozzeck Act III, Scene 2
Rite of Spring, Sacrificial Dance
Concerto for Orchestra – Movement Five "Finale"
Music for 18 Musicians —Section VII
Fanfare for the Common Man
Star Wars Main Theme
The Legend of Zelda (Overworld Theme)
West End Blues
It Don't Mean A Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing
Heartbreak Hotel
Can I Kick It?
"America" from West Side Story
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eBook
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Appendix
Glossary
Listening Guides
Ave Generosa, by Hildegard of Bingen
Agnus Dei from the Nostre Dame Mass (c. 1364 CE) by Guillaume De Machaut
Song of Mary, No. 181: "The Virgin will aid those who most love her"
Lady, to you without reserve I give my heart, thought and desire
Ave Maria…Virgo Serena, by Josquin des Prez
Kyrie from "Missa Papae Marcelli" (Pope Marcellus Mass)
A Mighty Fortress Is Our God
Sing Joyfully Unto God
As Vesta Was From Latmos Hill Descending
Kemp's Jig
"Tu Se Morta" ("You are dead") from Orfeo
Sonata pian e forte for 8 parts, C. 176 from Sacrae Symphoniae
The first movement of Spring from The Four Seasons
"Comfort Ye" and "Ev'ry Valley" from Messiah
Hallelujah Chorus from Messiah
Bourée from Water Music
Minuet from Water Music
A Mighty Fortress is Our God
Organ Fugue in G Minor (BWV 578)
String Quartet in D major, op. 20, no. 4 (I. Allegro...)
String Quartet in D major, Op. 20, no. 4 (III: III. Allegretto...
Symphony No. 94 in G major, "Surprise" (II. Andante)
Symphony No. 94 in G major, "Surprise" (IV. Finale: Allegro Molto)
Deh, vieni alla finestra, Testo (Aria) from Don Giovanni
Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K466, First Movement 1. Allegro
Symphony No. 41 in C Major, K. 551 — 1st Movement, Allegro Vivace
Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67
Erlkönig, by Franz Schubert
Excerpts from Elijah
"Chiarina" from Carnaval
Ballade in D minor, Op. 6, no. 4
Mazurka in F minor, Op. 7, no. 1
Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2
Symphonie Fantastique, Op.14: 1st movement. Reveries – Passions
Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68, III. Un poco allegretto e grazioso
The Moldau (Vlatava)
From the New World, Symphony 9, movement 2 Largo
1812 Overture
The Stars and Stripes Forever
"Follie" and "Sempre libera" from La Traviata
The Valkyries, Final scene: Wotan's Farewell
Daphnis and Chloé, Suite No. 2: "Lever du jour"
A Survivor from Warsaw
Wozzeck Act III, Scene 2
Rite of Spring, Sacrificial Dance
Concerto for Orchestra – Movement Five "Finale"
Music for 18 Musicians —Section VII
Fanfare for the Common Man
Star Wars Main Theme
The Legend of Zelda (Overworld Theme)
West End Blues
It Don't Mean A Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing
Heartbreak Hotel
Can I Kick It?
"America" from West Side Story
Listening Guides
MUS 121
Chapter 2: Music of the Middle Ages
1) Hildegard of Bingen: Ave Generosa
2) Agnus Dei from the Notre Dame Mass (c. 1364 CE) by Guillaume de Machaut
3) Song of Mary, No. 181: "The Virgin will aid those who most love her"
4) "Lady, to you without reserve I give my heart, thought and desire, by Guillaume de Machaut
Chapter 3: Music of the Renaissance
5) Ave Maria…Virgo Serena, by Josquin des Prez
6) Kyrie from "Missa Papae Marcelli" (Pope Marcellus Mass), by Giovanni Pieruigi da Palestrina
7) A Mighty Fortress Is Our God," by Martin Luther
8) "Sing Joyfully Unto God," by William Byrd
9) "As Vesta Was From Latmos Hill Descending," by Thomas Weelkes
10) "Kemp's Jig," Anonymous dance
Chapter 4: Music of the Baroque Period
11) "Tu Se Morta" ("You are dead") from
Orfeo,
by Claudio Monteverdi
12) Sonata pian e forte for 8 parts, C. 176 from Sacrae Symphoniae, by Giovanni Gabrielli
13) The first movement of Spring from The Four Seasons, by Antonio Vivaldi
14) "Comfort Ye" and "Ev'ry Valley" from
Messiah
, by George Frideric Handel
15) "Hallelujah" from
Messiah
, by George Frideric Handel
16) Bourée from
Water Music
, by George Frideric Handel
17) Minuet from
Water Music
, by George Frideric Handel
18)
Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott
(
A Mighty Fortress is Our God
), from Bach Cantata 80 (BWV 80), by Johann Sebastian Bach
19) Organ Fugue in G Minor (BWR 578), by Johann Sebastian Bach
Chapter 5: Music of the Classical Period
20) String Quartet in D major, Op. 20, no. 4 (I: Allegro di molto), by Franz Josef Haydn
21) String Quartet in D major, op. 20, no. 4 (III. Allegretto alla zingarese), by Haydn
22) Symphony No. 94 in G major, "Surprise" (II. Andante), by Haydn
23) Symphony No. 94 in G major, "Surprise" (IV. Finale: Allegro Molto), by Haydn
24)
Deh, vieni alla finestra,Testo
(Aria) from
Don Giovanni
, by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
25) Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K466, First Movement 1. Allegro, by Mozart
26) Symphony No. 41 in C Major, K. 551 — 1st Movement, Allegro Vivace, by Mozart
27) Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67, by Ludwig van Beethoven
MUS 122
Chapter 6: Nineteenth-Century Music and Romanticism
28)
Erlkönig
, by Franz Schubert
29) Excerpts from
Elijah,
by Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
30) "Chiarina" from
Carnaval
, by Robert Schumann
31) Ballade in D minor, Op. 6, no. 4, by Clara Wieck Schumann
32) Mazurka in F minor, Op. 7, no. 1, by Fryderyck Chopin
33) Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2, by Franz Liszt
34) Symphonie Fantastique, Op.14: 1st movement:
Reveries – Passions
, by Hector Berlioz
35) Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68, III.
Un poco allegretto e grazioso
, by Johannes Brahms
36) The Moldau (
Vlatava
)
by Bedřich Smetana
37) From the New World, Symphony 9, movement 2 Largo, by Antonín Dvořák
38)
1812
Overture, by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
39)
The Star and Stripes Forever
, by John Phillip Sousa
40) "Follie" and "Sempre libera" from
La Traviata
by Giuseppe Verdi
41)
The Valkyries
, Final scene: Wotan's Farewell, by Richard Wagner
Chapter 7: The Twentieth Century and beyond
42)
Daphnis and Chloé, Suite No. 2: "Lever du jour,"
by Maurice Ravel
43)
A Survivor from Warsaw
, by Arnold Schoenberg
44)
Wozzeck,
Act III Scene 2, by Alban Berg
45) Rite of Spring
, Sacrificial Dance, by Igor Stravinsky
46) Concerto for Orchestra – Movement Five "Finale," by Béla Bartók
47) Music for 18 Musicians. by Steve Reich
48)
Fanfare for the Common Man
, by Aaron Copland
49)
Star Wars
Main Theme, by John Williams
50)
The Legend of Zelda (Overworld Theme),
by Koji Kondo 1986 and 2011 arrangement
Chapter 8: Popular Music in the United States
51) Louis Armstrong: "West End Blues," by Joe "King" Oliver
52) "It Don't Mean A Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing," by Duke Ellington
53) "Heartbreak Hotel," by Tommy Durden and Mae Boren Axton
54) "Can I Kick It," by A Tribe Called Quest (Q-Tip, Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Phife Dawg, Jarobi White)
55) "America" from
West Side Story
, by Leonard Bernstein
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