Music & Opera Appreciation

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A historical survey of fourteen hundred years of Western classical music in the context of the evolution of Europe as a prime cultural center of the twenty-first century.   

This course has a session on instrumental music and on opera. The sessions include lectures and multimedia presentations of sample music and opera.

After the course, you will:

1.  Internalize musical jargon, e.g., style period, sonata-allegro, symphony, recitative and aria, cabaletta, art song, etc. – useful in the art of systematic and intelligent listening to classical music and opera; and

2.  Have a better enjoyment of classical music concerts and classical music recordings.

Open to anyone interested in music and opera appreciation.

INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC:  Invention and innovation

        The evolution of viols (bowed strings), wind instruments and keyboard instruments
        Instrumental forms: song forms, dance forms, the dance suite
        Instrumental forms:  sonata-allegro, the symphony, the concerto
        Twentieth-century film music as an offshoot of nineteenth-century program music
        The evolution of the song
        The Orchestra as the ultimate instrument
        Introduction to Discography

THE ROMANCE WITH OPERA

        The Roots of Opera: a Traversal
        Voice Types: soprano, mezzo-soprano, contralto, counter-tenor, baritone, bass, and         combinations thereof
        The Recitative, the Aria, and the Cabaletta
        The Libretto in lieu of surtitles    
        The Decorum when attending a performance
        Recommendations: CDs and DVDs

is a lecturer from Ateneo Department of English. With M.A. & Ph.D. English degree from University of Rhode Island.