Music of the ancient and medieval worlds. Ancient music and philosophy ; Music in the early church ; The Roman liturgy ; The beginnings of polyphony (and what polyphony is) ; Music in fourteenth century France and Italy -- A rebirth : music of the Renaissance. The musical renaissance ; Josquin : the next generation ; The Reformation and its effect on music ; Madrigals (they aren't always accompanied by dinners) and other secular songs ; Strike up the band : instrumental music takes the stage -- The Baroque period : the music of Bach and Vivaldi. The beginnings of a new style ; Chamber and church music in the seventeenth century ; Music of the world in the seventeenth century ; The late Baroque period : Italy and France ; The late Baroque period : J.S. Bach and G.F. Handel -- Finally! Classical "classical music". Classical music and classical style ; Instrumental music takes the stage (again) ; Mozart, Haydn, and quintessential "classical" composition ; Beethoven : to be classical or romantic, that is the question -- It's not all lovey-dovey : the romantic period. What is romanticism anyway? ; Innovation in vocal and piano music ; The development of chamber, choral, and orchestral music ; The fat lady sings : innovation in Italian and German opera ; Late romanticism : Brahms and the Wagnerians -- Bucking the trend : music in the twentieth century. Is it late romantic or modern? ; Throwing the baby out with the bathwater : Schoenberg and friends ; Igor Stravinsky ; Music and postmodernism ; Y2K : it's not as bad as they thought it would be.
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