Listening to Music

Yale, , Prof. Craig Wright

Updated On 02 Feb, 19

Overview

Introduction - Introduction to Instruments and Musical Genres - Rhythm: Fundamentals - Rhythm: Jazz, Pop and Classical - Melody: Notes, Scales, Nuts and Bolts - Melody: Mozart and Wagner - Harmony: Chords and How to Build Them - Bass Patterns: Blues and Rock - Sonata-Allegro Form: Mozart and Beethoven - Sonata-Allegro and Theme and Variations - Form: Rondo, Sonata-Allegro and Theme and Variations - Guest Conductor: Saybrook Orchestra - Fugue: Bach, Bizet and Bernstein - Ostinato Form in the Music of Purcell, Pachelbel, Elton John and Vitamin C - Gregorian Chant and Music in the Sistine Chapel - Baroque Music: The Vocal Music of Johann Sebastian Bach - Mozart and His Operas - Piano Music of Mozart and Beethoven - Romantic Opera: Verdi's La Traviata, Bocelli, Pavarotti and Domingo - The Colossal Symphony: Beethoven, Berlioz, Mahler and Shostakovich - Musical Impressionism and Exoticism: Debussy, Ravel and Monet - Modernism and Mahler - Review of Musical Style

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Lecture 17: Mozart and His Operas

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Listening to Music (MUSI 112)Mozart and the nature of his life and work make up the topic of this lecture. Professor Wright begins by discussing the basic ways in which classical music differs from Baroque music. He then launches an exploration of Mozarts life and compositional process, making use of Mozarts letters and compositional sketches to illustrate his points. The lecture culminates with a performance of select scenes from Mozarts opera Don Giovanni, featuring guest singer Professor Richard Lalli.0000 - Chapter 1. From Baroque to Classical Music -- An Introduction0425 - Chapter 2. Glimpses of Mozarts Life in Letters1325 - Chapter 3. Musical Balance and Genius in Mozarts Compositional Sketches3420 - Chapter 4. Mozarts Don Giovanni and ConclusionComplete course materials are available at the Open Yale Courses website httpoyc.yale.eduThis course was recorded in Fall 2008.