Bach and the high Baroque
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part I: lecture 1. Introduction ; Lecture 2. Christmas, 1722 ; Lecture 3. Introduction to the Baroque aesthetic ; Lecture 4. Fugue ; Lecture 5. Historical overview from Constantine (312-creation of Roman Christianity) through the great thinkers of the Baroque ; Lecture 6. Style features of High Baroque music, part l : a musical glossary ; Lecture 7. Style features of High Baroque music, part 2 : a musical glossary ; Lecture 8. Style features of High Baroque music, part 3 : a musical glossary.

part II: lecture 9. Bach's inheritance, part 1 : the Protestant Reformation and the rise of Lutheranism ; Lecture 10. Lutheranism, the chorale and the chorale prelude ; Lecture 11. Bach's inheritance, part 2 : the development of the Italian style ; Lecture 12. The Italian style, the operatic ideal and Lutheran spirituality are joined ; Lecture 13. Vivaldi, Bach and the concerto, part 1 : Vivaldi and the Venetian opera ; Lecture 14. Vivaldi, Bach and the concerto, part 2 : Vivaldi's model and Bach, violin concerto no. 2 in E major ; Lecture 15. Vivaldi, Bach and the concerto, part 2 : Bach Violin concerto no. 2 in E major ; Lecture 16. Vivaldi, Bach and the concerto, part 3 : the concerto grosso and the Brandenburg concerto no. 2.

part III: lecture 17. Bach and the French style, part 1 : dance and the orchestral suite ; Lecture 18. Dance and the orchestral suite, cont. ; Lecture 19. Bach and the French style, part 2: the keyboard suite ; Lecture 20. The keyboard suite, cont. ; Lecture 21. Bach and opera, part 1: Cantata No. 140 Wachet auf, uns ruft die stimme ; Lecture 22. Canata No. 140 Wachet auf, uns ruft die stimme, cont. ; Lecture 23. Bach and opera, part 2 : opera buffa and the secular cantata, the Coffee cantata ; Lecture 24. Opera buffa and the secular cantata, the Coffee cantata.

part IV: lecture 25. Bach transcendent : the Saint Matthew Passion, part 1 ; Lecture 26. Bach transcendent: the Saint Matthew Passion, part 2 ; Lecture 27. Bach transcendent: the Saint Matthew Passion, part 3 ; Lecture 28. Bach transcendent: the Saint Matthew Passion, part 4 ; Lecture 29. Bach transcendent : the Goldberg variations, part 1 ; Lecture 30. Bach transcendent : the Goldberg variations, part 2 ; Lecture 31. Bach transcendent : the Goldberg variations, part 3 ; Lecture 32. Bach transcendent : the Goldberg variations, part 4.