Subject Index and Master Audio Glossary

Baroque Period defined briefly in lecture 1, part 1: The Periods of Western Music.

Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827) German composer of the Classic and Romantic periods; discussed throughout the series including the following:
- lecture 1, part 2: Musical Form in the Classic and Romantic Periods.
- lecture 2, part 2: Tonic and Dominant in Musical Phrasing.
- lecture 4, part 5: Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven: Beethoven's Third Symphony Explained.
- lecture 4, part 6: Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven: Beethoven's Third Symphony Played.
Binary Form discussed in lecture 2, part 4: Modulation and Binary Form. and in lecture lecture 3, part 1: Binary Form: The Key to Music in the Classic Era.

Cadence discussed in lecture 2, part 1: Tonic and Dominant. Here's the Short Cut.
Cadenza discussed in lecture 4, part 3: Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven: Concerto and Cadenza. and an example played in lecture 4, part 4: Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven: Concerto and Cadenza, continued. Here's the Short Cut.
Chamber Music defined and discussed in lecture 1, part 2: Musical Forms in the Classic and Romantic Periods and discussed in lecture 3, part 3: Theme and Variation in the Classic Era: A String Quartet. Here's the Short Cut.
Coda defined and discussed in lecture 3, parts 1 and 2: Binary Form: The Key to Music in the Classic Era and in Expanding the Binary Form: Coda, Rondo, Theme and Variation. Here's the Short Cut.
Concerto discussed in lecture 1, part 2: Musical Forms in the Classic and Romantic Periods, and in lecture 4, part 3: Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven: Concerto and Cadenza. Here's the Short Cut.
Classic Period defined in lecture 1, part 1: The Periods of Western Music and discussed throughout the series.

Haydn, Franz Joseph (1732-1809) Austrian composer of the Classic period; discussed throughout the series including the following:
- lecture 3, part 1: Binary Form: The Key to Music in the Classic Era.
- lecture 3, part 2: Expanding the Binary Form.
- lecture 3, part 3: Theme and Variation in the Classic Era: A String Quartet.
- lecture 4, part 1: Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven: Haydn's 104th Symphony.
- lecture 4, part 2: Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven: Haydn's 104th Symphony.
Go to a biographical sketch.

Medieval Period discussed briefly in lecture 1, part 1: The Periods of Western Music.

Meter in a Short Cut. The entire subject of meter, including how to recognize simple, duple, and compound meter is discussed in lecture 1, part 5: How Beats are Organized.
Minuet discussed in lecture 2, part 4: Musical Forms in the Classic and Romantic Periods.
Modulation discussed in lecture 2, parts 3 and 4: Lettering Musical Phrases, and Modulation and Binary Form, and explained by Dr. Broyles in this short cut.

Motive discussed in lecture 4, part 1: Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven: Haydn's 104th Symphony.
Movement discussed in lecture 1, part 3: What are "Movements" in Classical and Romantic Music?
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791) Austrian composer of the Classic period; discussed throughout the series including the following:
- lecture 1, part 3: What are "Movements" in Classical and Romantic Music?
- lecture 2, part 2: Tonic and Dominant in Musical Phrasing,
- lecture 2, part 4: Modulation and Binary Form,
- lecture 3, part 1: Binary Form: The Key to Music in the Classic Era,
- lecture 3, part 4: Sonata Form: Thematic and Tonal Analysis,
- lecture 4, part 3: Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven: Concerto and Cadenza,
- lecture 4, part 4, where his Concerto in A Major (Koechel 488) is discussed and studied: Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven: A Mozart Concerto.
Go to a biographical sketch.

Octave discussed, along with other aspects of tonality in music in lecture 1, part 7: Understanding Pitch.

Opus discussed in lecture 3, part 1: Binary Form: The Key to Music in the Classic Era.

Overture explained by Dr. Broyles; for more information go to lecture 1, part 2: Musical Forms in the Classical and Romantic Period.

Phrase discussed in lecture 2, part 1: Tonic and Dominant. Here's the Short Cut.
Renaissance Period defined briefly lecture 1, part 1: The Periods of Western Music.

Romantic Period defined in lecture 1, part 1: The Periods of Western Music and discussed throughout the series, including a discussion of how Beethoven's 3rd Symphony is an important landmark in the transition from Classic era music in lecture 4, part 5: Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven: Beethoven's Third Symphony Explained

Rondo defined in lecture 3, part 2: Expanding the Binary Form: Coda, Rondo, Theme and Variation.

Sonata defined in lecture 1, part 2: Musical Forms in the Classic and Romantic Periods or, here's the Short Cut.

Sonata Form introduced in lecture 3, part 4: Sonata Form: Thematic and Tonal Analysis, and discussed throughout the series, including in lecture 4, part 1: Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven: Haydn's 104th Symphony. Dr. Broyles cautions us not to confuse "sonata form" with "sonata" in this Short Cut.

Symphony: defined in lecture 1, part 2: Musical Form in the Classic and Romantic Periods or, listen to this very Short Cut. Symphony structure is also discussed with reference to particular pieces in lecture 4, parts 1 and 2: Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven: Haydn's 104th Symphony and in lecture 4, parts 5 and 6: Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven: Beethoven's Third Symphony Played.
Tempo defined and discussed in lecture 1, part 3: What are "Movements" in Classical and Romantic Music? Here's the Short Cut.
Theme defined in lecture 3, part 5: The Relationship of the Binary and Sonata Forms.

Theme and Variation explained in lecture 3, parts 2 and 3: Expanding the Binary Form: Coda, Rondo, Theme and Variation and in Theme and Variation in the Classic Era: A String Quartet.

Twentieth Century defined in lecture 1, part 1: The Periods of Western Music.