Listening to Music (MUSI 112)
This review session teaches students how to identify the various time periods of Western music history, through careful listening and close attention to the musical-stylistic characteristics of a given piece. Professor Wright plays several musical examples culled from different historical periods, and then guides the students in identifying a variety of musical features that can be used to figure out approximately when the music was written.
00:00 – Chapter 1. Introduction
03:49 – Chapter 2. Identifying Different Musical Styles
17:44 – Chapter 3. Review of Gregorian Chants
22:56 – Chapter 4. Listening Exercises for Modernist and Classical Music
32:25 – Chapter 5. Distinguishing Classical and Romantic Music
41:29 – Chapter 6. Final Exercise and Conclusion
Complete course materials are available at the Yale Online website: online.yale.edu
This course was recorded in Fall 2008.
