Bach is perhaps the most famous composer of the Baroque period. Among his hundreds of works are more than 200 cantatas.

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1. Introduction to Music
2. Course Navigation
3. Beat
4. Rhythm
5. Syncopation
6. Meter
7. Compound and Simple Meters
8. Melody
9. Harmony
10. Tonality
11. Tempo
12. Dynamics
13. Articulations
14. Module 1 Review
15. Texture
16. Chinese Music
17. AB and ABA Form
18. Rondo Form
19. Theme and Variation Form
20. Timbre and Voice Types
21. The Piano
22. The Harpsichord
23. The Organ
24. String Instruments
25. Brass Instruments
26. Woodwind Instruments
27. Australian Music
28. Percussion Instruments
29. Ensembles
30. Style Periods
31. Instrumental Genres - Open BUCS
32. Vocal Genres
33. Keyboard Genres
34. Talking Smart About Music
35. Early Music
36. Hildegard of Bingen
37. Early Instrumental Music
38. Overview of the Renaissance 1450-1600
39. Renaissance Musical Style
40. Renaissance Vocal Music
41. The Madrigal
42. Overview of the Baroque Period 1600-1750
43. Tuning Systems
44. Baroque Musical Style
45. Antonio Vivaldi and Concerto Grosso
46. J.S. Bach and the Baroque Cantata - OpenBucs
47. Bach and the Baroque Suite
48. The Fugue
49. Baroque Opera
50. Ballad Opera
51. G.F. Handel and the Oratorio
52. Overview of the Classical Period
53. Classical Musical Style
54. Sonata Cycle, Part I
55. Sonata Cycle, Part II
56. Sonata Cycle, Part III
57. Sonata Cycle, Part IV
58. Classical Sonata
59. Beethoven and the Symphony
60. Haydn and the String Quartet
61. The Classical Concerto
62. The Classical Mass and Requiem
63. Classical Opera
64. Overview of the Romantic Period 1820-1900
65. Romantic Musical Style
66. Exoticism: Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade
67. Introduction to Program Music
68. Concert Overture: Tchaikovsky and the 1812
69. Incidental Music
70. Program Symphony
71. The Tone Poem and Nationalism
72. Mariachi Music
73. Art Song
74. Johannes Brahms & Romantic Vocal Music
75. Piano Music
76. Verdi, the Risorgimento and Rigoletto
77. Romantic Opera: Puccini and La Boheme
78. Richard Wagner and Music Drama
79. The Roots of Ballet
80. Romantic Ballet
81. Modern Ballet
82. Impressionism
83. Expressionism and Atonal Music
84. Overview of the Modern Period
85. Modern Musical Style
86. Arnold Schoenberg and Twelve-Tone Music
87. Charles Ives
88. Aaron Copland
89. John Cage and Prepared Piano
90. William Grant Still
91. The Influence of Art Music on Popular Culture

An introduction to the development of music, with an emphasis on art music of the Western hemisphere. Topics include: elements of music, instruments and ensembles, formstyles and periods, including major composers and works, learning is encouraged through listening to and writing about music.

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