Music in Historial Context: An Examination of Western Music Through a Soci-political Lens
Edition: 1
Copyright: 2014
Edition: 1
Copyright: 2014
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PART 1: The Medieval Period
Chapter 1: Early Christianity and the Establishment of the Church
Chapter 2: The Mass and Gregorian Chant
Chapter 3: Hildegard von Bingen and the Cloistered Community
Chapter 4: The Expansion of Musical Texture
Chapter 5: Medieval Secular Life and Death
Chapter 6: The Ars Nova and Late Medieval Composers
PART 2: The Renaissance
Chapter 7: John Dunstable and the English Style
Chapter 8: Humanism in Literature
Chapter 9: Composers of the Renaissance
Chapter 10: The Reformation and Musical Expansion
Chapter 11: The Madrigal and Renaissance Instruments
PART 3: The Baroque Era
Chapter 12: Continued Religious Wars and Expansion
Chapter 13: The Invention of Monody and Early Italian Opera
Chapter 14: Time of Extravagance: The Sun King and Lully
Chapter 15: The Operas of Henry Purcell and George F. Handel
Chapter 16: Sacred Music and Musicians
Chapter 17: Instrumental Baroque Developments
PART 4: The Classical Period
Chapter 18: The Enlightenment
Chapter 19: New Forms
Chapter 20: The Forms in Practice
Chapter 21: Opera Reform
Chapter 22: Beethoven: Transitioning to a New Era
PART 5: The Romantic and the 19th Century
Chapter 23: Vocal Music
Chapter 24: Piano Music
Chapter 25: Program Music
Chapter 26: Nationalism
Chapter 27: Romantic Opera
Chapter 28: The Traditionalists
Chapter 29: Late Romantics
PART 6: The 20th Century (Part 1 of the Modern Age)
Chapter 30: Belle Epoque and Artistic Revolutions
Chapter 31: Claude Debussy and Musical Impressionism
Chapter 32: Stravinsky and the Ballets Russes
Chapter 33: WWI and the Emancipation of Dissonance
Chapter 34: WWII and Music in Germany and Russia
Chapter 35: 20th Century American and British Composers
PART 7: Europe and America – the Late 20th and Early 21st Centuries (Part 2 of the Modern Age)
Chapter 36: Avant-Garde Music
Chapter 37: Major Historical Events and Soundtracks
Chapter 38: 20th and 21st Century Composers and Dramatic Works
Chapter 39: Musical Theatre
Chapter 40: Bridging the Gap: Late 20th and Early 21st Century Composers
Index
PART 1: The Medieval Period
Chapter 1: Early Christianity and the Establishment of the Church
Chapter 2: The Mass and Gregorian Chant
Chapter 3: Hildegard von Bingen and the Cloistered Community
Chapter 4: The Expansion of Musical Texture
Chapter 5: Medieval Secular Life and Death
Chapter 6: The Ars Nova and Late Medieval Composers
PART 2: The Renaissance
Chapter 7: John Dunstable and the English Style
Chapter 8: Humanism in Literature
Chapter 9: Composers of the Renaissance
Chapter 10: The Reformation and Musical Expansion
Chapter 11: The Madrigal and Renaissance Instruments
PART 3: The Baroque Era
Chapter 12: Continued Religious Wars and Expansion
Chapter 13: The Invention of Monody and Early Italian Opera
Chapter 14: Time of Extravagance: The Sun King and Lully
Chapter 15: The Operas of Henry Purcell and George F. Handel
Chapter 16: Sacred Music and Musicians
Chapter 17: Instrumental Baroque Developments
PART 4: The Classical Period
Chapter 18: The Enlightenment
Chapter 19: New Forms
Chapter 20: The Forms in Practice
Chapter 21: Opera Reform
Chapter 22: Beethoven: Transitioning to a New Era
PART 5: The Romantic and the 19th Century
Chapter 23: Vocal Music
Chapter 24: Piano Music
Chapter 25: Program Music
Chapter 26: Nationalism
Chapter 27: Romantic Opera
Chapter 28: The Traditionalists
Chapter 29: Late Romantics
PART 6: The 20th Century (Part 1 of the Modern Age)
Chapter 30: Belle Epoque and Artistic Revolutions
Chapter 31: Claude Debussy and Musical Impressionism
Chapter 32: Stravinsky and the Ballets Russes
Chapter 33: WWI and the Emancipation of Dissonance
Chapter 34: WWII and Music in Germany and Russia
Chapter 35: 20th Century American and British Composers
PART 7: Europe and America – the Late 20th and Early 21st Centuries (Part 2 of the Modern Age)
Chapter 36: Avant-Garde Music
Chapter 37: Major Historical Events and Soundtracks
Chapter 38: 20th and 21st Century Composers and Dramatic Works
Chapter 39: Musical Theatre
Chapter 40: Bridging the Gap: Late 20th and Early 21st Century Composers
Index