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Art of Music - Volume 02: Classicism and Romanticism
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
- Chapter 1
Introduction
09:23 - Chapter 2
The Regeneration of the Opera - Part 1
33:52 - Chapter 3
The Regeneration of the Opera - Part 2
28:05 - Chapter 4
The Regeneration of the Opera - Part 3
28:05 - Chapter 5
The Foundations of the Classic Period - Part 1
25:56 - Chapter 6
The Foundations of the Classic Period - Part 2
34:04 - Chapter 7
The Viennese Classics: Haydn and Mozart - Part 1
36:13 - Chapter 8
The Viennese Classics: Haydn and Mozart - Part 2
31:54 - Chapter 9
The Viennese Classics: Haydn and Mozart - Part 3
37:25 - Chapter 10
Ludwig van Beethoven - Part 1
51:31 - Chapter 11
Ludwig van Beethoven - Part 2
26:55 - Chapter 12
Ludwig van Beethoven - Part 3
39:14 - Chapter 13
Operatic Development in Italy and France - Part 1
34:15 - Chapter 14
Operatic Development in Italy and France - Part 2
46:21 - Chapter 15
The Romantic Movement: Its Characteristics and Its Growth - Part 1
39:02 - Chapter 16
The Romantic Movement: Its Characteristics and Its Growth - Part 2
31:26 - Chapter 17
The Romantic Movement: Its Characteristics and Its Growth - Part 3
25:17 - Chapter 18
The Romantic Movement: Its Characteristics and Its Growth - Part 4
25:25 - Chapter 19
Song Literature of the Romantic Period - Part 1
17:43 - Chapter 20
Song Literature of the Romantic Period - Part 2
26:24 - Chapter 21
Pianoforte and Chamber Music of the Romantic Period - Part 1
22:33 - Chapter 22
Pianoforte and Chamber Music of the Romantic Period - Part 2
37:28 - Chapter 23
Pianoforte and Chamber Music of the Romantic Period - Part 3
26:40 - Chapter 24
Orchestral Literature and Orchestral Development - Part 1
31:48 - Chapter 25
Orchestral Literature and Orchestral Development - Part 2
31:35 - Chapter 26
Orchestral Literature and Orchestral Development - Part 3
21:31 - Chapter 27
Romantic Opera and the Development of Choral Song - Part 1
30:47 - Chapter 28
Romantic Opera and the Development of Choral Song - Part 2
24:55 - Chapter 29
Wagner and Wagnerism - Part 1
34:30 - Chapter 30
Wagner and Wagnerism - Part 2
24:12 - Chapter 31
Wagner and Wagnerism - Part 3
31:27 - Chapter 32
Neo-Romanticism: Johannes Brahms and César Franck - Part 1
31:42 - Chapter 33
Neo-Romanticism: Johannes Brahms and César Franck - Part 2
45:59 - Chapter 34
Verdi and His Contemporaries - Part 1
26:12 - Chapter 35
Verdi and His Contemporaries - Part 2
28:24