Introduction to Western Music

Lecture Notes

Lec #	TOPICS
1	Introduction; Music of the Middle Ages (PDF)
2	Renaissance and Early Baroque Music for Church, Chamber, and Theater (PDF)
3	Baroque Instrumental Music: Suite, Concerto, and Fugue; Bach (PDF)
4	Baroque Vocal Music: Opera, Oratorio, and Cantata; Handel (PDF)
5	The Classical Symphony and Sonata: Haydn (PDF)
6	The Classical Concerto and Opera: Mozart (PDF)
7	Midterm Exam
8	From Classic to Romantic: Beethoven (PDF)
9	Romantic Songs and Piano Pieces: The Art of the Miniature (PDF)
10	Romantic Program Music and Opera: Fantasies on a Grand Scale (PDF)
11	Late Romantic Orchestral Music: Looking Forward and Back (PDF)
12	The Twentieth Century: The European Tradition (PDF)
13	The Twentieth Century: The American Tradition (PDF)
14	Catch-up and Review