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3) The symphony
Author
Series
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Professor Robert Greenberg presents a 300-year survey of the symphony, with the enthusiasm, energy, and breadth of knowledge that are his trademarks.
Author
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Professor Anthony Seeger teaches viewers how to listen to the music of America with new ears. Produced in collaboration with Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, proprietor of the vast treasury of American vernacular music, these twelve lectures explore more than 200 years of music from trailblazers like Scott Joplin, the Memphis Jug Band, Woody Guthrie, and many others.
Author
Series
Publisher
Teaching Company
Pub. Date
[1995]
Language
English
Description
Professor Linwood Thompson teaches history by using costumes, research, and acting skills to portray representative characters from eras of history ranging from 3500 B.C. to the 1780s. He sees to it that students enjoy themselves naturally while learning world history thoroughly-a winning combination.
Author
Series
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Delve into the inner workings of Western tonal music through eighteen enjoyable and revealing lessons taught by Professor Sean Atkinson of Texas Christian University. Professor Atkinson, an eminent music theorist and teacher, makes music theory refreshingly clear and accessible, demystifying the skill of reading music as well as the principles of musical analysis. Using a highly interactive approach, he orients the lessons to an understanding of how...
Author
Series
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Professor David Horton presents a revealing investigation of contract law. Over twelve lectures, viewers will get an introduction to contract essentials, including offers, acceptances, counteroffers, fraud, duress, and unconscionability. These and other concepts come alive in court cases that range from the outrageous to the heart-rending to the ridiculous.
Author
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Taught by Professor James Pfrehm of Ithaca College, this course teaches all the skills needed to understand and speak basic German. Focusing on major attractixons in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, these lessons are perfect preparation for anyone who wants to experience German-speaking culture first-hand: from conversing with locals to reading signs and menus to navigating the railways and Autobahn.
Author
Series
Publisher
Teaching Co
Pub. Date
©1997
Language
English
Description
The history of opera is traced from its beginning in the early 17th century to around 1924. The lectures examine landmark operas; musical, cultural, and social developments that influenced opera's growth; and the influence of national languages and cultures on opera.
Author
Series
Publisher
Teaching Co
Pub. Date
2004
Language
English
Description
Explores the principles that guided the founding of the United States, the conditions that led to the break with Great Britain, and the creation of such founding documents as the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution.
Author
Series
Publisher
Teaching Co
Pub. Date
©2002
Language
English
Description
Amy-Jill Levine, professor of New Testament at the Vanderbilt University Divinity School, examines specific biblical characters and explores how they have been assessed across the centuries by historians and artists, theologians, and worshipers.
Author
Series
Publisher
Teaching Co
Pub. Date
2004
Language
English
Description
An analysis of the classic work Confessions by St. Augustine of Hippo (354-430). Includes Roman history and Christian controversries at the time and background for understanding the book. Also discusses its ongoing usefulness and how it may serve as a guide despite the obvious diffrence between Augustine's world and ours.
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