MUSIC 1AA3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Mesoamerican Chronology, Jane Austen, Joshua Reynolds
28 Aug 2016
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Need to buy the text music then and now . 2 midterm 20% there will no multiple choice not cumulative fill in the blank and short answers concert report 20% final exam 25% top hat instead of iclickers. The classic period extends from approximately 1750-1825 and music during this period is described as classical music; music of the period could also be called enlightenment music or music in the age of reason. The works of haydn, mozart, beethoven and schuber are cornerstones of the modern performing repertory. 4 of the most famous composers of all time. These compers were active in vienna, and some acquainted with each other. During this short time, instrumental music became as significant as vocal music. Themes: kinship of humanity, value of the individual, power of reason. Mozart"s don giovanni offers subversive social commentary within an authoritarian society.
