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Art of Music - Volume 02: Classicism and Romanticism

Public domain audiobook

Art of Music - Volume 02: Classicism and Romanticism

by The National Society of Music

English· 17:58:13· 35 chapters
Volume 2 in the "The Art of Music" series, published by the National Society of Music. This first volume covers the Classical and Romantic periods, encompassing: Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, opera in Italy and France, Romanticism, song literature, pianoforte and chamber music, orchestral literature, romantic opera, choral song, Wagner and Wagnerism, Brahms, Franck, Verdi and other contemporaries. - Summary by Jake Malizia

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Chapters

  1. Chapter 1

    Introduction

    09:23
  2. Chapter 2

    The Regeneration of the Opera - Part 1

    33:52
  3. Chapter 3

    The Regeneration of the Opera - Part 2

    28:05
  4. Chapter 4

    The Regeneration of the Opera - Part 3

    28:05
  5. Chapter 5

    The Foundations of the Classic Period - Part 1

    25:56
  6. Chapter 6

    The Foundations of the Classic Period - Part 2

    34:04
  7. Chapter 7

    The Viennese Classics: Haydn and Mozart - Part 1

    36:13
  8. Chapter 8

    The Viennese Classics: Haydn and Mozart - Part 2

    31:54
  9. Chapter 9

    The Viennese Classics: Haydn and Mozart - Part 3

    37:25
  10. Chapter 10

    Ludwig van Beethoven - Part 1

    51:31
  11. Chapter 11

    Ludwig van Beethoven - Part 2

    26:55
  12. Chapter 12

    Ludwig van Beethoven - Part 3

    39:14
  13. Chapter 13

    Operatic Development in Italy and France - Part 1

    34:15
  14. Chapter 14

    Operatic Development in Italy and France - Part 2

    46:21
  15. Chapter 15

    The Romantic Movement: Its Characteristics and Its Growth - Part 1

    39:02
  16. Chapter 16

    The Romantic Movement: Its Characteristics and Its Growth - Part 2

    31:26
  17. Chapter 17

    The Romantic Movement: Its Characteristics and Its Growth - Part 3

    25:17
  18. Chapter 18

    The Romantic Movement: Its Characteristics and Its Growth - Part 4

    25:25
  19. Chapter 19

    Song Literature of the Romantic Period - Part 1

    17:43
  20. Chapter 20

    Song Literature of the Romantic Period - Part 2

    26:24
  21. Chapter 21

    Pianoforte and Chamber Music of the Romantic Period - Part 1

    22:33
  22. Chapter 22

    Pianoforte and Chamber Music of the Romantic Period - Part 2

    37:28
  23. Chapter 23

    Pianoforte and Chamber Music of the Romantic Period - Part 3

    26:40
  24. Chapter 24

    Orchestral Literature and Orchestral Development - Part 1

    31:48
  25. Chapter 25

    Orchestral Literature and Orchestral Development - Part 2

    31:35
  26. Chapter 26

    Orchestral Literature and Orchestral Development - Part 3

    21:31
  27. Chapter 27

    Romantic Opera and the Development of Choral Song - Part 1

    30:47
  28. Chapter 28

    Romantic Opera and the Development of Choral Song - Part 2

    24:55
  29. Chapter 29

    Wagner and Wagnerism - Part 1

    34:30
  30. Chapter 30

    Wagner and Wagnerism - Part 2

    24:12
  31. Chapter 31

    Wagner and Wagnerism - Part 3

    31:27
  32. Chapter 32

    Neo-Romanticism: Johannes Brahms and César Franck - Part 1

    31:42
  33. Chapter 33

    Neo-Romanticism: Johannes Brahms and César Franck - Part 2

    45:59
  34. Chapter 34

    Verdi and His Contemporaries - Part 1

    26:12
  35. Chapter 35

    Verdi and His Contemporaries - Part 2

    28:24