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Music Appreciation
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Enjoyment of Music Online Tutor 
 "Listen to a selection of more than 250 musical excerpts as you take the quizzes, review transitions between eras, or learn more about 80 composers." Also includes timelines relating to musical eras (Middle Ages, Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and 20th century), and links to additional material for composers such as Johannes Brahms, Claude Debussy, Franz Liszt, and Richard Wagner. From W.W. Norton and Company. http://www.wwnorton.com/college/music/enj9/shorter/ Topics: Music, Musical Genres Last updated Jul 30, 2007 Essentials of Music
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. http://www.essentialsofmusic.com/ Topics: Music, Musical Genres Last updated Jan 10, 2003 From the Top
The website for a humorous radio program showcasing the talents of young musicians (of pre-college age) from around the U.S. The site features a show archive, background about performers, listening guides, photo galleries, and more. National Public Radio (NPR) distributes the show, which is made possible through grants from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Massachusetts Cultural Council. http://www.fromthetop.org Topics: Music Last updated Dec 20, 2006 Keeping Score: MTT on Music/Tchaikovsky No. 4 in Performance
This site is a companion to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) Great Performances "behind-the-scenes documentary, [in which] conductor Michael Tilson Thomas [MTT] takes viewers on a guided tour of one of the towering achievements in classical music, Tchaikovsky's 'Symphony No. 4.'" The site features information about the composer and about the instruments in an orchestra, video clips comparing the score with the performance by the San Francisco Symphony, and video commentary by Thomas. http://www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/shows/tchaikovsky4/ Topics: Music, Musical Genres, Musical Instruments, Musicians Last updated Jun 16, 2004 |
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