print email comment close Essentials of Music URL: http://www.essentialsofmusic.com/ Description: This site offers an introduction to classical music built around Sony's Essential Classics music series. It features Eras , Composers , and a Glossary . Eras covers the six main periods in classical music history, discussing historical themes, musical context, style, and major composers. Composers includes brief biographies and works of nearly 70 composers. Glossary provides 200 terms with examples (recordings or pictures). It also includes almost 200 excerpts from the series in RealPlayer format. From the W.W. Norton & Company and Sony Classical Music. Library of Congress Subject Headings: Music Music appreciation Music appreciation -- Study and teaching LII Database Information: Record 7718 created by Evena Shu on 02/12/2000 Last modification on 01/10/2003 Published: 02/12/2000   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/7718