Table of Contents
Preface vii
I Music of the Ancient and Medieval Worlds 1
1 Ancient Music and Philosophy 3
2 Music in the Early Church 8
3 The Roman Liturgy 13
4 The Beginnings of Polyphony (and what polyphony is) 17
5 Music in Fourteeth Century France and Italy 22
II A Rebirth: Music of the Renaissance 29
6 The Musical Renaissance 30
7 Josquin: The Next Generation 36
8 The Reformation and Its Effect on Music 41
9 Madrigals (they aren't always accompanied by dinners) and Other Secular Songs 47
10 Strike Up the Band: Instrumental Music Takes the Stage 51
III The Baroque Period: The Music of Bach and Vivaldi 55
11 The Beginnings of a New Style 56
12 Chamber and Church Music in the Seventeenth Century 61
13 Music of the World in the Seventeenth Century 67
14 The Late Baroque Period: Italy and France 72
15 The Late Baroque Period: J.S. Bach and G.F. Handel 77
IV Finally! Classical "Classical Music" 83
16 Classical Music and Classical Style 84
17 Instrumental Music Takes the Stage (Again) 87
18 Mozart, Haydn, and Quintessential "Classical" Composition 92
19 Beethoven: To Be Classical or Romantic, That is the Question 99
V It's Not All Lovey-Dovey: the Romantic Period 105
20 What is Romanticism Anyway? 106
21 Innovation in Vocal and Piano Music 109
22 The Development of Chamber, Choral, and Orchestral Music 114
23 The Fat Lady Sings: Innovation in Italian and German Opera 121
24 Late Romanticism: Brahms and the Wagnerians 126
VI Bucking the Trend: Music in the Twentieth Century 131
25 Is it Late Romantic or Modern? 132
26 Throwing the Baby Out with the Bathwater: Schoenberg and Friends 138
27 Igor Stravinsky 144
28 Music and Postmodernism 148
29 Y2K: It's Not as Bad as They Thought It Would Be 153
Glossary 156
About the Author 166
About the Artist 167
