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Welcome back to Between the Barlines! We have reached the final episode about Ludwig van Beethoven today. We’ve learned thus far that Beethoven’s career is often divided into three creative phases: the Early Period, inspired by Haydn and Mozart; the Middle Period, defined by heroic, bold works such as the Eroica Symphony; and finally, the Late Period, which is our focus today. Music mentioned in this episode:Late String Quartets Opuses 127, 130, 131, 132, 133, and 135: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YytQEjYRdUI&list=PLO6zBTEo45QhwK0K1NWmIDesKrduHficvPiano Sonatas Opuses 109, 110, 111: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRX3TFLA67ESymphony No. 9: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IqnVCc-YqoMissa Solemnis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8Yy0gSt-JE

Welcome back to Between the Barlines! Today, we continue our chat about Beethoven with a discussion on his middle period. This period, often called the “Heroic” period, stretches from about 1803 to 1814. It marks the time when Beethoven transformed from a Classical composer into a revolutionary artist who redefined what music could do.Music mentioned in this episode:Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, "Eroica": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kSrLK7EemsSymphony No. 5 in c minor: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKl4T5BnhOASymphony No. 6 in F major, "Pastoral": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HbBURnt9f4Sonata No. 17, Op. 31 No. 2 "Tempest": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXDWRm-PU1QSonata No.21 in C major, "Waldstein": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbblMw6k1cUSonata No. 23 in f minor "Appassionata", Op. 57: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QImFm4Y_QPM&t=6sPiano Concerto No. 4: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FxT-llXZfIPiano Concerto No. 5 "Emperor": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgYA8I92ykwViolin Sonata No. 9 "Kreutzer": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8Yp3WqKN_ICello Sonata No. 3 in A major: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjiIUOKUJpk

Welcome back to Between the Barlines! Today, we are going to start talking about a new composer, and it’ll be our final composer of the classical era. This composer is very interesting; I mentioned earlier in the season how up until I started studying for my DMA comprehensive exams last summer, I always thought of Beethoven as a classical composer. However, it seems that he is more likely to be grouped into an early romantic composer rather than a classical composer. Hopefully, in the next 3 episodes, we can figure out together why that exactly is! Today, we are going to look at the first of 3 periods in Beethoven's compositional output. This is the early period. Let’s get started!Music mentioned in this episode:Sonata No. 1, Op. 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=te6GILsxcoQSonata No. 2, Op. 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1g4tFxdsi8Piano Concerto No. 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MY7PKtpistEPiano Concerto No. 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxXtsRkTj-IString Quartets Op. 18: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbBmH9mj2R0Symphony No. 1 in C Major: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2A41fuD3dUA

Welcome back to Between the Barlines! I am your host, Dr. Maeve Berry. Today we are wrapping up our conversation talking about Mozart! We have already learned about the many keyboard works, chamber works, and symphonies that he has written. Today, we’ll explore Mozart’s deep connection to the human voice—through his operas, songs, and sacred music.Music mentioned in this episode:Mitridate, re di Ponto: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5UloG5_6qeELe nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OYtlGpApc0Don Giovanni: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aL2VdxseTvECosì fan tutte: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Egi7fxTEUCQDie Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Om_qtZ-Hm7kDas Veilchen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0UgDx3YqwIAbendempfindung: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9-GesedW-cAls Luise die Briefe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eykliv0Y1O0Missa brevis in D major: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7liw0vQFPIGreat Mass in C minor, K. 427: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ez0kqVShFEsRequiem in D minor: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XmttZ-BnwaI

Welcome back to Between the Barlines! I am your host, Dr. Maeve Berry! This is our second episode on Mozart’s compositional output and impact on the classical period. If you didn’t take a listen to the first episode, I highly suggest it to learn more about Mozart’s background. Today, we’ll look at his symphonies and his chamber music.Music mentioned in this episode:Symphony No. 1 in E-flat major: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4IXXpTHjokSymphony No. 25 in G minor: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNeirjA65DkSymphony No. 39 in E-flat major: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clH-bMhvtAYSymphony No. 40 in G minor: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Iz-ah9ka3cSymphony No. 41 in C major, “Jupiter”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UsNk-7j9lpYThe Haydn Quartets: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzzOzaWia90Quintet in G minor, K. 516: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RWsgnZZrZQPiano Quartet in G minor, K. 478: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FpK1tjbeeA0

Welcome back to Between the Barlines! Today, we are going to continue with another composer for 3 episodes while we explore their output and how they changed the classical era as we knew it at that time. This composer is Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart! Now, when we think of Mozart, we often think of the operas, the symphonies, the concertos—but at the center of his musical life was the keyboard. From childhood prodigy to a mature composer shaping the piano repertoire, Mozart’s relationship with the keyboard tells us much about his artistry and about the instrument’s rise in the late 18th century.Music mentioned in this episode:Sonata in A major, K. 331: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZ1mj9IaczQSonata in C major, K. 545: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vDxlnJVvW8Piano Concerto in D minor, K. 466: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yM8CFR01KwQ&t=1056sPiano Concerto in C major, K. 467: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NgY0QcUjtYE

Welcome back to Between the Barlines! I am your host, Dr. Maeve Berry. We are wrapping up talking about Franz Joseph Haydn today, so if you haven’t listened to the past two episodes where we discussed his symphonies, string quartets, and piano sonatas, I suggest you go back and take a listen! Today, we are going to explore the vocal side of Haydn; these are his masses, oratorios, operas, and his songs.Music mentioned in this episode:Missa in tempore belli: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EPI70sRk5sHeiligemesse: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rg3Ac177tDEHarmoniemesse: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=be2bunwqilMThe Creation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EuIs7R2BpvQThe Seasons: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3O2K-LyJ9oArmida: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AD0mXEtA8yY&t=724sOrlando paladino: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zs5iNqrScVcSailor's Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81jzut2IfjAShe Never Told Her Love: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAZyMAGm8M4The Spirit’s Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8a2t_NRFavU

Welcome back to Between the Barlines! I am your host, Dr. Maeve Berry! Last episode, we learned that Haydn’s symphonies and string quartets often take the spotlight. But today, I am here to tell you that his keyboard works are equally as fascinating! Music mentioned in this episode:Sonata in C minor, Hob. XVI:20: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwOlGL5GJFUSonata in E-flat major, Hob. XVI:52: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDVj_JzQCg8&t=11s

Welcome back to Between the Barlines! I am your host, Dr. Maeve Berry! I am excited to start today’s episode because for the next THREE episodes, we are going to be diving in depth to a composer who has already been mentioned several times thus far this season! That composer is Joseph Haydn. Today, we will be specifically learning more about his life and tackling his symphonies and string quartets!Music mentioned in this episode:Symphony No. 94 "Surprise": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9Umjnwvn4gSymphony No. 45 "Farewell": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpD9ofCm6AkParis Symphonies (82-87): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqv8HZ4NrMM&list=PLdY1CsVLZQ3X4OXjf_rwhOdbAJfl_3AFGLondon Symphonies (93-104): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55XgmvOIGCMOp. 33 Quartets: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W42_dt3eAiIOp. 76 Quartets: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5IR5Wt0yEw

Welcome back to Between the Barlines! I am your host, Dr. Maeve Berry. I am really excited about this episode because we are going to highlight some key keyboard composers in the classical period as well as chat about the invention of the piano! Something we’ve learned this season is that the classical period was a time obsessed with clarity, balance, and expressive nuance—qualities the piano was born to deliver. And with this new invention of the piano, expressivity not just in taking time but also in articulation and dynamic was a HUGE change! Early champions of keyboard music during this time included C. P. E. Bach, Muzio Clementi, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart,

Welcome back to Between the Barlines! I am your host, Dr. Maeve Berry! We are going to focus on unpacking more genres from the classical era. We’ve talked a lot about sonata form this season, and if you wish to refresh yourself on what that form entails, go back to episode 6 on the sonata! Today, we are going to spend some time learning about binary forms and their relatives, variations, minuet and trio, and the rondo. As always, I will mention some pieces of music for each one of these forms. Let’s get started!Music mentioned in this episode:Beethoven Minuet in G Major, WoO 10, No. 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttHwuyJsZAIC. P. E. Bach Solfeggietto in C Minor, H. 220, Wq. 117/2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rDGc69FQcYMozart 12 Variations "Ah, vous dirai-je, maman" KV 265: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NO-ecxHEPqIMozart Eine kleine Nachtmusik, K. 525 – III. Menuetto: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZwnJ_wTlYgBeethoven Rondo a capriccio Op. 129 ("Rage Over a Lost Penny"): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9vhk-cNwv4

Welcome back to Between the Barlines! I am your host, Dr. Maeve Berry. Today is our final installment of our instrumental classical era music discussion. The past two episodes on sonatas and symphonies helped us understand more about instrumental music in this period. Today, we are going to touch on the last big instrumental genre, and that is the concerto! Music mentioned in this episode:Haydn Trumpet Concerto in E-flat Major: https://youtu.be/rO2L9Q06CTE?si=YvSfJju4BPbL4XYQMozart Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major, K. 467: https://youtu.be/NgY0QcUjtYE?si=mVDNHnwYn92joBvjMozart Piano Concerto No. 20 in d minor, K. 466: https://youtu.be/yM8CFR01KwQ?si=fQ8ljUnCQaYaRFmNBeethoven Piano Concerto No. 3 in c minor, Op. 37: https://youtu.be/D_iPsP8LXI0?si=NRRIpM45QggRw88fBeethoven Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat Major, Op. 37 "Emperor": https://youtu.be/m0evC5OMofs?si=h_SWQI8yoxVE5gOJ

Welcome back to Between the Barlines! I am your host, Dr. Maeve Berry! We are just a few episodes into season 4! I hope you are enjoying learning about the classical era. If you are just joining me this season, I suggest that you go back to seasons 1-3 to learn about music all the way back from antiquity to the point which we will talk about today! On today’s episode, we are going to continue our chat about instrumental music of the early classical period by chatting about the symphony!Music mentioned in this episode:Sammartini Symphony in F Major: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZ3dt0hMSFQMozart Symphony No. 39: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clH-bMhvtAYMozart Symphony No. 40: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTc1mDieQI8Mozart Symphony No. 41 ("Jupiter"): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UsNk-7j9lpY

Welcome back to Between the Barlines! I am your host, Dr. Maeve Berry! Today, we are going to begin a 3-part series exploring the instrumental genres of the classical era. With that being said, today we’re diving into one of the most influential musical forms of the Classical period: the sonata. When we think of the sonata today, we often imagine Beethoven or Mozart, maybe a stormy piano piece or a graceful violin movement. But the story of the sonata goes back earlier—to the early Classical period, around the mid-18th century—when composers were beginning to move away from the complexity of the Baroque and toward clarity, contrast, and expressive balance.Music mentioned in this episode:C.P.E. Bach - Sonata in A Major, H.186: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtndLR9Ef_0D. Scarlatti - Sonata in D Major, K119: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSj24ge6sewHaydn - Sonata in E-flat Major, Hob. XVI: 52: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDVj_JzQCg8J.C. Bach - Sonatas: https://youtu.be/XCGaldUh1G4

Welcome back to Between the Barlines! I am your host Dr. Maeve Berry! I am so excited for today’s episode because this is one of my favorite topics in all of music: the German Lied! When we talk about Lied—literally “song” in German—we’re often thinking of the rich 19th-century tradition: Schubert’s Erlkönig, Schumann’s Dichterliebe, or Brahms’ poignant settings of folk texts. But before these names set the gold standard for Romantic art song, Lied had a much humbler beginning. Music mentioned in this epsiode:Schubert - Erlkönig: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoBo8dlPcQoSchumann - Dichterliebe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xFU0IJimX4C.P.E. Bach - Oden: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3eexhWsYgbw