MUS 241: The Language of Music (Missouri State University). Instructor: Dr. Amy Muchnick. This course is a study of the ways
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music creatively expresses self-understanding, cultural environment, and aesthetic values from ancient to modern times. It provides a brief introduction to the many types of Western music from the Middle Ages to the 20th century, based on instrumentation and vocal practices: music of the Middle Ages (450-1450); Renaissance music (1450-1600); Baroque music (1600-1750); Classical music (1750-1820); and 20th century music (1900s).
Course Currilcum
- Lecture 01 – Introduction and the Elements of Music: Pitch Unlimited
- Lecture 02 – The Elements of Music 2: Tone, Interval, Dynamics, Rhythm, Beat, Tempo Unlimited
- Lecture 03 – The Elements of Music 3: Melody, Key, Harmony, Chord Unlimited
- Lecture 04 – The Instrument Families 1: Strings Unlimited
- Lecture 05 – The Instrument Families 2: The Woodwinds Unlimited
- Lecture 06 – Music of the Middle Ages 1: History of Music, Chant Unlimited
- Lecture 07 – Music of the Middle Ages 2: Pope Gregory I, Secular Song, Polyphonic Music Unlimited
- Lecture 08 – Middle Ages to the Renaissance Unlimited
- Lecture 09 – Music of the Renaissance Unlimited
- Lecture 10 – The Baroque Period 1: Characteristics of Baroque Music, Opera Unlimited
- Lecture 11 – The Baroque Period 2: Opera (cont.), Baroque Instrumental Genres Unlimited
- Lecture 12 – The Baroque Period 3: Johann Sebastian Bach Unlimited
- Lecture 13 – The Baroque Period 4: Bach (cont.), Vocal Genres, George Frideric Handel Unlimited
- Lecture 14 – The Classical Period: Traits of Classical Music, Standard Classical Symphony Unlimited
- Lecture 15 – The Classical Period 2: Minuet and Trio, Theme & Variations, Joseph Haydn Unlimited
- Lecture 16 – The Classical Period 3: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and his Music/ Opera Unlimited
- Lecture 17 – The Classical Period 4: Mozart’s Instrumental Music, Ludwig van Beethoven Unlimited
- Lecture 18 – The Classical Period 5: Beethoven’s Music Unlimited
- Lecture 19 – The Romantic Period: Romantic Music, Art Song, Franz Schubert Unlimited
- Lecture 20 – The Romantic Period 2: Piano Genres, Frederic Chopin, Franz Liszt Unlimited
- Lecture 21 – The Romantic Period 3: Orchestra Music, Hector Berlioz Unlimited
- Lecture 22 – The Romantic Period 4: Nationalism, Modest Mussorgsky, Peter TChaikovsky Unlimited
- Lecture 23 – The Romantic Period 5: Antonin Dvorak, Giuseppe Verdi, Giacomo Puccini Unlimited
- Lecture 24 – The Romantic Period 6: Richard Wagner Unlimited
- Lecture 25 – Characteristics of 20th Century Music, Impressionism, Claude Debussy Unlimited
- Lecture 26 – The 20th Century 2: Claude Debussy, Igor Stravinsky Unlimited
- Lecture 27 – The 20th Century 3: Expressionism, Arnold Schoenberg Unlimited
- Lecture 28 – The 20th Century 4: Arnold Schoenberg, Bela Bartok Unlimited
- Lecture 29 – The 20th Century 5: Aaron Copland Unlimited
- Lecture 30 – The 20th Century 6: John Cage, George Crumb Unlimited
- Lecture 31 – The 20th Century: John Adams, Conclusion Unlimited
