A Journey Through Great Music

Get to know good music with this self-paced, organized guide to listening.

Module 1 Getting Started
Unit 1 Course Introduction  
Unit 2 Stage One: Seven Key Works  
Unit 3 Chopin, Etude in G-Flat Major  
Unit 4 Ibert, Trois pièces brèves  
Unit 5 Merula, Ballo detto Pollicio  
Unit 6 Puccini, O mio babbino caro  
Unit 7 Sibelius, Finlandia  
Unit 8 Haydn, Trumpet Concerto  
Unit 9 Whitacre, Water Night  
Module 2 The Baroque Era
Unit 1 Stage Two: A Journey Through the Baroque  
Unit 2 About the Works  
Unit 3 Handel, Royal Fireworks  
Unit 4 Rameau, Suite from Castor et Pollux  
Unit 5 Bach, Fugue in G Major  
Unit 6 Buxtehude, Sonata in A Minor  
Unit 7 Bach, Brandenburg Concerto No. 2  
Unit 8 Bonus: Handel, Suite No. 5 in E Major  
Module 3 Virtuosity
Unit 1 Stage Three: Fast and Furious  
Unit 2 Paganini, Caprice No. 24 in A Minor  
Unit 3 Liszt, La Campagnella  
Unit 4 Ginastera, Danzas argentinas  
Unit 5 Balakirev, Islamey  
Unit 6 Kodály, Sonata for Solo Cello  
Unit 7 Bonus: Noble, Cherokee  
Module 4 The Human Voice
Unit 1 Stage Four: The Human Voice  
Unit 2 Delibes, Flower Duet  
Unit 3 Dowland, Now, Oh Now I Needs Must Part  
Unit 4 Schumann, Hör' ich das Liedchen klingen  
Unit 5 Hahn, À Chloris  
Unit 6 Strauss, Und du wirst mein Gebieter sein  
Unit 7 Bonus: Soloviev-Sedoy, Evening Song – Leningrad  
Module 5 Chamber Music
Unit 1 Stage Five: Chamber Music  
Unit 2 Beethoven, Septet  
Unit 3 Mendelssohn, Piano Trio No. 1  
Unit 4 Fanny Mendelssohn, Quartet  
Unit 5 Dvořák, Slavonic Dance  
Unit 6 Fauré, Piano Trio  
Unit 7 Bonus: Hummel, Septet in D Minor  
Module 6 The Romantic Era
Unit 1 Stage Six: The Romantic Era  
Unit 2 Wagner, Siegfried's Horn Call  
Unit 3 Glinka, Ruslan and Ludmilla Overture  
Unit 4 Chopin, Mazurka in B Minor  
Unit 5 Clara Schumann, Three Romances for Violin and Piano  
Unit 6 Korngold, Violin Concerto in D Major  
Unit 7 Bonus: Holst, Jupiter  
Module 7 The Classical Era
Unit 1 Stage Seven: What Is Classical?  
Unit 2 Stamitz, Clarinet Concerto  
Unit 3 Beethoven, Cello Sonata No. 3  
Unit 4 Mozart, Sonata in A Major  
Unit 5 Sor, Variations on a Theme by Mozart  
Unit 6 Beethoven, Symphony No. 1  
Unit 7 Bonus: Quantz, Capriccio in G Major  
Module 8 Innovation in Music
Unit 1 Stage Eight: Innovation  
Unit 2 Stravinsky, Fireworks  
Unit 3 Honegger, Pacific 231  
Unit 4 Burritt, Fandango 13  
Unit 5 Ticheli, Blue Shades  
Unit 6 Reich, Drumming  
Unit 7 Bonus: Crumb, Voice of the Whale