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Years of Pilgrimage
This lecture explores the phenomenal legacy of Franz Liszt as piano virtuoso, composer, and innovator in piano writing. Encounter the...
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Han'gul, Tengwar, and Other Featural Scripts
Move from writing systems that developed over time to scripts that were deliberately designed by an individual...
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What Is Decipherment?
The earliest writing systems are known to us only through the efforts of archaeological decipherment. But how can archaeologists be...
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Medium and Message
Whether on papyrus, bamboo, clay, stone, or wood, writing shows an important relationship between medium and message. Explore the influence...
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The Appassionata Sonata
First, learn how Beethoven's relationship with the organ led to the orchestral power and sonority of his piano works. Also...
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The Sunken Cathedral
Here, journey into Debussy's early life as he broke with the musical past, developing new approaches to tonality and sonority...
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Valses nobles et sentimentales
Explore the evolution of the waltz as a popular dance and musical form, and how the Viennese waltz, paradoxically,...
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Goldberg Variations
Trace the roots of this iconic masterpiece and the purported circumstances of its creation. Penetrate its complexity by digging into its...
