The 20th century was a breeding ground of musical innovation and transformation unlike any other era in history. Within this course, you’ll discover the genius of composers such as Debussy, Stravinsky, Schoenberg, Webern, Bartók, Ligeti, Adès, and many others. Experience the superlative musical art that so vividly and unforgettably speaks to the life of our times.

Product details:

• Full Audio MP3 Program
• Full PDF E-Book Included
• Starring: Robert Greenberg
• Subtitles: English [CC]
• Audio languages: English

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Great music is a language unto its own, a means of communication of unmatched beauty and genius. And it has an undeniable power to move us in ways that enrich our lives – provided it is understood.

If you have ever longed to appreciate great concert music, to learn its glorious language and share in its sublime pleasures, the way is now open to you, through this series of 48 wonderful lectures designed to make music accessible to everyone who yearns to know it, regardless of prior training or knowledge. It’s a lecture series that will enable you to first grasp music’s forms, techniques, and terms – the grammatical elements that make you fluent in its language – and then use that newfound fluency to finally hear and understand what the greatest composers in history are actually saying to us.

And as you learn the gifts given us by nearly every major composer, you’ll come to know there is one we share with each of them – a common humanity that lets us finally understand that these were simply people speaking to us, sharing their passion and wanting desperately to be heard. Using digitally recorded musical passages to illustrate his points, Professor Greenberg will take you inside magnificent compositions by Bach, Handel, Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin, Verdi, Wagner, Brahms, Tchaikovsky, Stravinsky, and more. Even if you have listened to many of these illustrative pieces throughout your life – as so many of us have – you will never hear them the same way again after experiencing these lectures.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying reference material will be available in your Library section along with the audio.

Reviews

Great lecture series
Filled with wonder information going back before the early Greeks and describes the development of classical music in a way that is easy to listen to and incredibly informative. The professor is very organized and truly knows his material. With time he becomes part of your family, sharing old stories about the wisdoms and controversies of the times. I enjoyed it so much, that I have purchased it for others including my brother who is now a retired music professor. I plan to listen to it again.

Product details

• Listening Length: 36 hours and 34 minutes
• Author: Robert Greenberg, The Great Courses
• Narrator: Robert Greenberg
• Audible.com Release Date: July 08, 2013
• Publisher: The Great Courses
• Program Type: Audiobook
• Version: Original recording
• Language: English
• ASIN: B00DTO6GXE

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