Where We Have Been
| 6 stylistic eras: | Spanning approximately: |
|---|---|
| Medieval | 400–1400 |
| Renaissance | 1400–1600 |
| Baroque | 1600–1750 |
| Classical | 1750–1820 |
| Romantic | 1820–1900 |
| 20th century / Modern | 1900– |
1500+ years of music represented by:
- 70+ pieces or movements in our assigned listening
- 16 pieces in First Impressions
- 3 Concerts
Week 3: Sacred Music in the 15th and Early 16th Centuries
- Guillaume Dufay, “Kyrie” from the L’homme armé (Kyrie/Mass)
- Josquin Desprès, “Agnus Dei” from the Pange lingua Mass (Agnus Dei/Mass)
- Johannes Ockeghem, “Kyrie” from the Missa prolationum (Kyrie/Mass)
Elise Groves, soprano, Wee Kiat Chia, countertenor, Corey Hart, tenor, Jacob Cooper, bass (Handel and Haydn Society Chorus)
Week 5: Voice and Opera
Henry Purcell, Dido and Aeneas, “Thy Hand Belinda” (recitative) and “When I Am Laid in Earth” (aria), Elise Groves, soprano
Week 6: Harpsichord
Johann Sebastian Bach, Prelude and Fugue in A major, Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II, Michael Goetjen, harpsichord
Week 8: String Quartet
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Eine kleine Nachtmusik (serenade)
- Ludwig van Beethoven, String Quartet in Bb major, op. 18, no. 6: Scherzo (string quartet)
Julie Leven & Jesse Irons, violins, Renee Hemsing, viola, Guy Fishman, cello (Handel and Haydn Society)
Week 10: Piano Miniature
Robert Schumann, Arabesque in C major, op. 18, Rachel Y Zhu, piano
We Sang
- “Pange lingua” in Weeks 1 and 3
- “Haec dies” in Week 2
- “L’homme armé” in Week 3
We Danced
- “Pavan” in Week 4
- We clapped the rhythmic complexities of the Stravinsky Rite of Spring
Videos Links
- Dies irae
- Crumb, Black Angels, movement 5
- Dies irae in the movies
- Dido’s Lament
- Theo Bleckmann’s arrangement of Dido’s Lament
- “Spring” Vivaldi’s Four Seasons
- Max Richter, Vivaldi Reimagined
- Vivaldi Reimagined with video
- Vivaldi Reimagined on original instruments
- Haydn, Symphony 45 “Farewell”
- Beethoven, 9th, Osaka
- Tchaikovsky, The Nutcracker Ballet
- Ellington, Nutcracker Suite
- Nahre Sol
- “Old Atonal Music” Merle Hazard
- Wendy Carlos on Moog synthesizer
- 10 Classical pieces in Video games
