Recording: Ian Bostridge & Julius Drake (with animation)
Score: From IMSLP
Text: Available on Wikisource
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Beethoven – Symphony No. 5
Recordings:
- Movement I: Leonard Bernstein – Vienna Philarmonic
- Movement II: Leonard Bernstein – Vienna Philarmonic
- Movement III: Leonard Bernstein – Vienna Philarmonic
- Movement IV: Leonard Bernstein – Vienna Philarmonic
Scores: From IMSLP More…
Haydn – String Quartet Op 76 no. 2
Simple English Biographies
Inspired by this xkcd comic, write a short biography for every composer you study using only the ten hundred most used words in English (you can use musical terminology). More…
Bach – The Well Tempered Clavier
Recordings:
- WTC I – C major (performed by Andras Schiff)
- WTC I – C minor (performed by Glenn Gould)
- WTC I – F major (performed by Andras Schiff)
Scores:
- WTC I – Prelude and Fugue in C major
- WTC I – Prelude and Fugue in C minor
- WTC I – Prelude and Fugue in F major
Analysis: an old but quality site (requires Adobe Shockwave)
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Flashcards
These Jeopardy-style flashcards are for memorizing all the pesky facts you have to regurgitate on the exam. More…
Handel – Messiah
Recording: By the Choir of King’s College in Cambridge
Score: From IMSLP
Excerpts (part 1, scene 1, 4-5, part 2, scene 7):
- Sinfonia (Overture) – 1’57”
- Recitative “There were shepherds” – 41’44”
- Chorus “Glory to God” – 43’23”
- Air “Rejoice greatly” – 45’22”
- Chorus “Hallelujah” – 111’20”
A true English tradition, Handel’s best known oratorio was composed in just under a month. More…
RCM History 1 Resources
This is a resource and listening list for the Royal Conservatory examination, which briefly covers western music from the Baroque period to the 20th century. More…