The great works of sacred music
Sound recording - 2015
Experience the majesty and beauty of the transcendent chorales, cantatas, masses, and oratorios of the Western sacred music tradition. Lectures are 45 minutes long and include examples of music discussed in the lecture.
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- Published
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[Chantilly, VA] :
Teaching Company
[2015]
- Language
- English
- Main Author
- Edition
- [PDF workbook version]
- Item Description
- "The Great courses, Topic: Fine arts & Music ; Subtopic: Music appreciation"--Cover.
"Course no. 7316"--Disc labels.
Accompanying CD-ROM contains course workbook in PDF format.
16 lectures lasting 45 minutes each.
Course No. 7316. - Physical Description
- 16 audio discs : digital ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 computer optical disc (4 3/4 in.)
- Format
- Compact disc; PDF requires Adobe Reader or PDF reader.
- ISBN
- 9781501924248
- Disc 1. Hallelujah, Amen: the world of sacred music
- Disc 2. From chant to early sacred polyphony
- Disc 3. The golden age of polyphony
- Disc 4. The age of Reformation: who will sing?
- Disc 5. Sacred music in a secular world
- Disc 6. Man and meaning: Bach's cantatas
- Disc 7. Art for art's sake: Bach's Mass in B Minor
- Disc 8. Handel's great oratorio: Messiah
- Disc 9. Messiah: from entertainment to ritual
- Disc 10. Mozart's Requiem: Praise and memory
- Disc 11. Haydn's The Creation
- Disc 12. God, man, music, and Beethoven
- Disc 13. Mendelssohn's Elijah
- Disc 14. Elgar's The Dream of Gerontius
- Disc 15. Sacred music in the late 19th century
- Disc 16. Come, all ye faithful: music of Christmas.