Richard Wagner was a craftsman of the operatic art. Non one composed operas on a grander or more complex scale. Often called "the ring cycle," this work takes over sixteen hours to perform in its entirety. Our selection, The Ride of the Valkyrie, is one of the more famous themes from the cycle.

Synopsis

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Wagner Biography

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Biography

The Magic Flute: Synopsis

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In Episode 56, we discuss a new type of music, program music. Program music tells a story. One of the first and best examples of program music is Vivaldi's The Four Seasons. For this lesson, we focus on the autumn.

Biography: http://www.baroquemusic.org/bqxvivaldi.html

The Four Seasons: http://www.baroquemusic.org/bqxvivaldi.html

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In Episode 55, we move from the Medieval period to the Renaissance, a time filled with new ideas and growth in music and art. Palestrina, our composer this week, has been called the greatest composer of liturgical music of all time. He is certainly an excellent example of a composer of the Renaissance.

Biography of Palestrina: http://www.naxos.com/composerinfo/779.htm
http://www.8notes.com/biographies/palestrina.asp

The Kyrie: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missa_Papae_Marcelli

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