Romanticism in Music

Study Evolution of Western Classical using Online Video

With this title, you'll trace the evolution of Western classical music from Beethoven to Copland, and study polyphony, dissonance, and tonality. Use our 4 online educational video titles to survey the history of Western classical music, from Beethoven's Eroica to Copland's Rodeo. Understand polyphony, dissonance, and tonality. Learn how the emotional quality of Beethoven's works impacted the symphonic form. Explore Wagner's contributions to opera, Stravinsky's focus on rhythm, and Copland's synthesis of jazz and classical elements.

Learning Objectives:

• Learn how the individual expression and emotional quality of Beethoven's works influenced the symphonic form Explore Wagner's contributions to opera, Stravinsky's far-reaching focus on rhythm, Copland's vigorous synthesis of jazz and classical elements, and the experimental works of composers since the mid-twentieth century.
• Learn why the public of the early twentieth century began to pay more attention to the music of the past than to the music being written by contemporary composers.
• Listen to excerpts from compositions by Beethoven, Berlioz, Chopin, Copland, Debussy, Gershwin, Liszt, Mahler, Puccini, Schoenberg, Shostakovich, Stravinsky, Tchaikovsky, Verdi, and Wagner.

• Music > History Of Music > Romanticism To Contemporary
• Early Romanticism (Runtime: 22:32)
• Later Romanticism (Runtime: 22:53)
• The Early 20th Century (Runtime: 24:07)
• Into The 80s (Runtime: 20:31)