The Greek legend of Orpheus is the topic of the first fully developed opera, Monteverdi's L'Orfeo. Painting: "Orpheus and Eurydice." Attributed to Jacopo Vignali / Anon. cir. 1625–1630. (Image is in the public domain. Source: Wikimedia Commons.)
Instructor(s)
Teresa Neff
MIT Course Number
21M.235
As Taught In
Fall 2013
Level
Undergraduate
Course Description
Course Features
- Demonstration - video
- Selected lecture notes
- Assignments: activity (no examples)
- Assignments: written (no examples)
Course Description
This course surveys seven Baroque and Classical genres: opera, oratorio, cantata, sonata, concerto, quartet, symphony, and includes work by composers Bach, Handel, Haydn, Monteverdi, Mozart, Purcell, Schütz and Vivaldi. Course work is based on live performances as well as listening and reading assignments.