Music! Its Role and Importance in Our LivesChapter 18:
The Classical and Romantic PeriodsWeb Links
| Music and Emotion | | What is it about classical music that sometimes fills you with sentiment when you hear it? Enter the “Primal Moves” Web site to explore the connections between music and emotion. Watch video of Michael Tilson Thomas, Music Director of the San Francisco Symphony, or click the “Match the Music” link to create your own slide show. You will match music by composers such as Mozart, Brahms, and Berg with visual art by painters such as Degas, Monet, and Munch. There are no “correct” answers, so have fun! Link to “Emotional Roots” to explore music matching emotions such as anger and wonder.
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http://www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/shows/tchaikovsky4/multimedia/keepingscore.html
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| Guide to the Orchestra | | Explore the instruments of the orchestra through sound. While you’re exploring the orchestra, play “Spot the Orchestra.” Afterward, you’ll start noticing the orchestra in everything from film music to TV ads!
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/orchestras/guide/
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| The Symphony: An Interactive Guide | | Take a “Quick Tour” though the history of the symphony, listening to audio excerpts along the way. Discover the forms used in the symphony, especially the sonata allegro and rondo forms. What is different about these two forms? Important symphonic composers such as Beethoven and Haydn are also featured. Read about their lives, and listen to some of their symphonies.
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http://library.thinkquest.org/22673/?tqskip1=1
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| The Ring of Nibelungen | | The site opens with the following quote: “It has been said that after Jesus Christ and Shakespeare, more has been written about Richard Wagner than any other individual.” Find out why! Explore Wagner’s Ring Cycle by clicking on “Ring Plot” or “Characters & Relationships.” Listen to “Ring Motives” and see a graphic representation of the Ring’s tonal structure. Be sure to check out the “Ring Videos” link. If you still want to learn more, go to “Selected Essays” to find out what others think of this massive opera.
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http://www.utexas.edu/courses/wagner/home.html
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