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The Telegraph
Classical music for a modern age: outside the concert hall
Classical music for a modern age: outside the concert hall
Odd Quartet
Music Theory - The History Of Music Clefs
A brief history of the music clefs we use today. From the medieval period up through the modern era the music clefs we use in sheet music have gone though many different changes.
Odd Quartet
Music History - Listening Guide To Vivaldi's Four Seasons - Spring
Antonio Vivaldi was an Italian composer of the Baroque era and was very well known during his time as a performer and a teacher. One of the types of music that he like to compose was called “concerto”. A concerto is a type of composition...
Music Matters
Name the Composer Quiz! - #3 Do you know your classical composers?
How well do you know your classical composers? Find out with our name the composer quiz! We present ten facts about a random composer, see if you can guess the correct answer by the end of the video.
Odd Quartet
Music History - Clair De Lune By Claude Debussy
Clair de Lune is one of Claude Debussy's most popular piano works. Today we take a closer look at the music and the composer. Here are some more awesome videos about Clair de Lune.
Odd Quartet
Music History - Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2 Listener's Guide Music History
Rachmaninoff's piano concerto No. 2 is one of his most well known pieces, but did you know that Rachmaninoff struggled with depression and writer's block before being able to write this lovely piece of music? We look at the history...
Odd Quartet
Music History - The Most Recognized Piece Of Music (probably) Beethoven’s 5th
Today we take a look at a piece of music that you have probably heard many times - Beethoven's 5th symphony. Why is it so recognizable and how did it become so popular?
Pentatonix
Evolution of Music - Pentatonix
Explore music through the decades with an engaging video brought to you by the 5-part harmony acapella group, Pentatonix. Genuine musical talents sing through a variety of popular music from the 11th century to the 2010's. Artists...
TED-Ed
The Ballet that Incited a Riot
Imagine a ballet starting a riot! Igor Stravinsky's "The Rite of Spring" did just that. Find out why the audience was so outraged by the score, choreography, costuming, and sets in this tradition-breaking ballet.
American Chemical Society
This Is Your Brain on Music
Why does music affect people so deeply? Explore how music impacts the human brain through a video from the American Chemical Society's Reactions series. The narrator discusses the anticipatory elements in different styles of music and...
TED-Ed
Why Should You Listen to Vivaldi's "Four Seasons"?
While many of your class members may find the opening strands of "The Four Seasons" by Antonio Vivaldi familiar, few may know of the rich history of this program music. Viewers not only listen to portions of the music from each season,...
TED-Ed
Music and Math: The Genius of Beethoven
Math will resonate with your young artists and musicians when they learn that a mathematical formula describes a musical sound that is pleasing to our ears. Beethoven uses the certainty of mathematics to convey emotion and...
Yale University
Yale Collection of Musical Instruments: A Selection of Harpsichord Music
Learn about the harpsichord program at Yale University and listen to a selection of a work by Bach performed by a Yale student.
Yale University
Yale Collection of Musical Instruments: London Baroque
The London Baroque quartet presents a performance of Bach in this Yale University performance.
Yale University
Yale Collection of Musical Instruments: Flanders Recorder Quartet
Listen to the Flanders' Recorder Quartet perform a selection by Merula in this Yale University performance series piece.
Yale University
Yale Collection of Musical Instruments: Fantasie in D Minor by Telemann
Listen to a selection of music by Georg Philipp Telemann in this Yale University performance series with a solo performance by Marion Verbruggen.
Classical Archives
Domenico Scarlatti (1685 1757)
A clickable collection of midi music files of Domenico Scarlatti's works. Download the Midigate plugin for listening if your computer is not eqipped to play midi files.
Classical Archives
Classical Music Archives
Touted as the largest classical music site on the web, you can find a library of classical music files for listening, thousands of composer biographies and images plus tips on conducting and playing music. Content also includes timelines...
Other
Alexander Street Press: Classical Music Library Free Download of the Week
Free downloadable classical music audio files. Website offers new downloads bi-weekly. Includes a brief description of the available piece.
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: The Passions of Bach
Audio discussion of Bach as a young man with musical excerpts from some of his most passionate music.
Other
John Cage: An Autobiographical Statement
Detailed autobiographical statement from the composer John Cage describing the influences of his life and art.
PBS
Classics for Kids: Past Shows
Learn about classical music with this collection of audio shows that explores the music.