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Classical Classroom, Episode 6: Tour Through History–II. Baroque
March
01
2011
About this show:
This week, we continue our tour through music history, here highlighting music from the Baroque period. Tonight we listen to selections from Vivaldi’s “Four Seasons”, Handel’s “Messiah”, and Bach’s “Brandenburg Concertos” in addition to Allegri’s “Miserere”, Pachelbel’s “Canon in D”, and much much more.
Classical Classroom Episode 5: Tour Through History–I. Ancient through Renaissance
February
22
2011
About this show:
In this week’s episode, we begin our tour through history. Music on the show includes some familiar Gregorian chants, some lively Renaissance dances, and a few touching songs about Renaissance love. Composers featured on tonight’s show include Palestrina, de Lasso, Arcadelt, and Morley.
About this show:
In this week’s show, we complete our tour through the symphony orchestra as we listen to music highlighting the percussion and keyboard sections. Tonight we hear Mozart on marimbas, some contemporary percussion music, Beethoven’s “Moonlight” Sonata, Saint-Saëns’ Organ Symphony and much more.
Classical Classroom, Episode 3: The Brass
February
08
2011
About this show:
In this episode, we explore the music of the brass section. Selections include Mozart’s horn concerto in E-flat, music from the Regimental Band of the Coldstream Guard, and the Raider’s March by John Williams.
Classical Classroom, Episode 2: The Woodwinds
February
01
2011
About this show:
In this episode, we continue our journey through the orchestra as we listen to music of the woodwind section. Tonight we listen to Weber’s bassoon concerto, a wedding march from Mendelssohn’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”, Telemann’s sonata for transverse flute, some recorder music and Maurice Ravel’s magnificent work, “Bolero”.

