Music: An Appreciation, Fifth Edition, Second Brief Edition

Lohengrin, Prelude to Act III: 1a. Main Melody

Lohengrin, Prelude to Act III: 1b. Brass Melody

Lohengrin, Prelude to Act III: 2. Contrasting oboe melody

Lohengrin, Prelude to Act III: 3a. Main Melody

Hotter Than That: 1. All instruments, trumpet predominates

Hotter Than That: 3. Clarinet

Hotter Than That: 4. Voice, guitar accompaniment

Hotter Than That: 5. Twangy voice imitated by guitar

Hotter Than That: 6a. Muted trombone

Hotter Than That: 6b. Trumpet, all instruments join

"Farandole" from "L'Arlésienne" Suite No. 2: 1a. March theme, homophonic

"Farandole" from "L'Arlésienne" Suite No. 2: 1b. March theme, polyphonic

"Farandole" from "L'Arlésienne" Suite No. 2: 2a. Dance theme, homophonic

"Farandole" from "L'Arlésienne" Suite No. 2: 3a. March theme, monophonic

"Farandole" from "L'Arlésienne" Suite No. 2: 4. Dance and march themes combined, polyphonic

"Dance of the Reed Pipes" from "Nutcracker" Suite, Op 71a: 1. A

"Dance of the Reed Pipes" from "Nutcracker" Suite, Op 71a: 2. B

"Dance of the Reed Pipes" from "Nutcracker" Suite, Op 71a: 3. A'

"Badinerie" from Suite No. 2 in B Minor: 1. Part A (repeated)

"Badinerie" from Suite No. 2 in B Minor: 2. Part B (repeated)

Alleluia: Vidimus stellam: 1. Section A

Alleluia: Vidimus stellam: 2. Section B

Alleluia: Vidimus stellam: 3. Section A

Agnus Dei from "Notre Dame" Mass: 1. Agnus Dei (I)

Agnus Dei from "Notre Dame" Mass: 2. Agnus Dei (II)

Agnus Dei from "Notre Dame" Mass: 3. Agnus Dei (III)

"Ave Maria ...virgo serena": "Ave Maria gratia plena", duple meter

"Ave Maria ...virgo serena": "Ave, vera virginitas", triple meter

"Ave Maria ...virgo serena": "Ave, praeclara omnibus", duple meter

As Vesta Was Descending

"Brandenburg" Concerto No. 5 in D Major; First Movement: Allegro: 1a. Opening ritornello

"Brandenburg" Concerto No. 5 in D Major; First Movement: Allegro: 1b. First solo section

"Brandenburg" Concerto No. 5 in D Major; First Movement: Allegro: 2b. Solo section

"Brandenburg" Concerto No. 5 in D Major; First Movement: Allegro: 5c. New theme in minor, solo section

"Brandenburg" Concerto No. 5 in D Major; First Movement: Allegro: 8c. Harpsichord solo

Organ Fugue in G Minor (Little Fugue): 1a. Subject, soprano voice alone

Organ Fugue in G Minor (Little Fugue): 1e. Brief episode

Organ Fugue in G Minor (Little Fugue): 3a. Sunject in alto, major key

"Tu se' morta" from "Orfeo", Act II

"La Primavera (Spring)", Concerto for Violin and String Orchestra, Op. 8, No. 1, from "The Four Seasons", first movement: Allegro: 1a. Opening ritornello: Spring has come

"La Primavera (Spring)", Concerto for Violin and String Orchestra, Op. 8, No. 1, from "The Four Seasons", first movement: Allegro: 1b. Song of the birds

"La Primavera (Spring)", Concerto for Violin and String Orchestra, Op. 8, No. 1, from "The Four Seasons", first movement: Allegro: 2b. Murmuring streams

"La Primavera (Spring)", Concerto for Violin and String Orchestra, Op. 8, No. 1, from "The Four Seasons", first movement: Allegro: 3b. Thunder and lightning

"La Primavera (Spring)", Concerto for Violin and String Orchestra, Op. 8, No. 1, from "The Four Seasons", first movement: Allegro: 4b. Song of the birds

Cantata No. 140: Wachtet auf, ruft uns die Stimme: Fourth Movement, Chorale (tenor): "Zion hört die Wächter singen": String ritornello

Cantata No. 140: Wachtet auf, ruft uns die Stimme: Fourth Movement, Chorale (tenor): "Zion hört die Wächter singen": "Zion hört die Wächter singen"

Cantata No. 140: Wachtet auf, ruft uns die Stimme: Fourth Movement, Chorale (tenor): "Zion hört die Wächter singen": "Nun kommen, du werte Kron"

Cantata No. 140: Wachtet auf, ruft uns die Stimme: Seventh Movement, Chorale: "Gloria sei dir gesungen"

Messiah: Ev'ry Valley Shall Be Exalted

Messiah: "Hallelujah" Chorus: Opening, homophonic

Messiah: "Hallelujah" Chorus: "For the Lord God", monophonic

Messiah: "Hallelujah" Chorus: "For the Lord God" combined with "Hallelujah", polyphonic

Messiah: "Hallelujah" Chorus: "The kingdom of this world", hymnlike homophonic texture

Messiah: "Hallelujah" Chorus: "And He shall reign for ever and ever", monophonic, then polyphonic imitation

Messiah: "Hallelujah" Chorus: Rising sequence on "King of Kings-for ever and ever"

Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, K. 550, first movement: Molto allegro: Exposition: 1a. First Theme

Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, K. 550, first movement: Molto allegro: Exposition: 2a. Bridge

Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, K. 550, first movement: Molto allegro: Exposition: 3a. Second theme

Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, K. 550, first movement: Molto allegro: Exposition: 4a. Closing section

Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, K. 550, first movement: Molto allegro: Exposition: 4b. Exposition is repeated

Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, K. 550, first movement: Molto allegro: Exposition: Development (LO 1-3)

Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, K. 550, first movement: Molto allegro: Recapitulation: 1a. First Theme

Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, K. 550, first movement: Molto allegro: Recapitulation: 3a. Second Theme

Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, K. 550, first movement: Molto allegro: Recapitulation: Coda (LO 1a)

Symphony No. 94 in G Major ("Surprise"), second movemnt: Andante: Theme

Symphony No. 94 in G Major ("Surprise"), second movemnt: Andante: Variation 1

Symphony No. 94 in G Major ("Surprise"), second movemnt: Andante: Variation 2

Symphony No. 94 in G Major ("Surprise"), second movemnt: Andante: Variation 3

Symphony No. 94 in G Major ("Surprise"), second movemnt: Andante: Variation 4

Symphony No. 94 in G Major ("Surprise"), second movemnt: Andante: Closing section

"Eine kleine Nachtmusik" in G Major, K. 525, third movement: Minuet (Allegretto): Minuet (A)

"Eine kleine Nachtmusik" in G Major, K. 525, third movement: Minuet (Allegretto): Trio (B)

"Eine kleine Nachtmusik" in G Major, K. 525, third movement: Minuet (Allegretto): Minuet (A)

String Quartet in C Minor, Op. 18, No. 4, fourth movement: Rondo: Theme A

String Quartet in C Minor, Op. 18, No. 4, fourth movement: Rondo: Theme B

String Quartet in C Minor, Op. 18, No. 4, fourth movement: Rondo: Theme A

String Quartet in C Minor, Op. 18, No. 4, fourth movement: Rondo: Theme C

Don Giovanni, Act I: Introduction (opening scene): Orchestral introduction

Don Giovanni, Act I: Introduction (opening scene): String tremolo, the Commandant appears

Don Giovanni, Act I: Introduction (opening scene): Andante, "Ah, soccorso!", the Commandant's agonized last gasps

Don Giovanni, Act I: Introduction (opening scene): Recitative, accompanied by harpsichord, "Leporello, ove sei?"

Piano Concerto in A Major, K. 488, first movement: Allegro: First Exposition: 1a. First theme in orchestra

Piano Concerto in A Major, K. 488, first movement: Allegro: First Exposition: 2a. Bridge

Piano Concerto in A Major, K. 488, first movement: Allegro: First Exposition: 3a. Second theme

Piano Concerto in A Major, K. 488, first movement: Allegro: Second Exposition: 1a. First theme in piano

Piano Concerto in A Major, K. 488, first movement: Allegro: Development: 1a. Development theme in strings

Piano Concerto in A Major, K. 488, first movement: Allegro: Recapitulation: 1a. First theme in strings

Piano Concerto in A Major, K. 488, first movement: Allegro: Candenza: 5c. piano solo

Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67; first movement: Allegro con brio: Exposition: 1a. First theme

Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67; first movement: Allegro con brio: Exposition: 2a. Bridge

Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67; first movement: Allegro con brio: Exposition: 3a. Second theme

Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67; first movement: Allegro con brio: Exposition: 4a. Triumphant melody

Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67; first movement: Allegro con brio: Exposition: Exposition is repeated

Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67; first movement: Allegro con brio: Exposition: Development (LO,1-2)

Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67; first movement: Allegro con brio: Exposition: Recapitulation (LO,1-4)

Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67; first movement: Allegro con brio: Exposition: Coda (LO,1-3)

Erlkönig: Piano introduction

Erlkönig: Father, "Mein Sohn", low register

Erlkönig: Son, "Siehst, Vater", higher register

Erlkönig: Erlking, "Du liebes Kind", coaxing tune, major

Erlkönig: Son, outcry, "Mein Vater"

Erlkönig: Son, outcry, "Mein Vater", higher than before

Romance in G Minor. for Violin and Piano, Op. 9, No. 2: Section A (minor): 1a. Main violin melody

Romance in G Minor. for Violin and Piano, Op. 9, No. 2: Section A (minor): 1c. Long trills in violin

Romance in G Minor. for Violin and Piano, Op. 9, No. 2: Section B (major): 2a. New soaring phrase beginning with trill

Romance in G Minor. for Violin and Piano, Op. 9, No. 2: Section B (major): 2b. Playful phrase

Romance in G Minor. for Violin and Piano, Op. 9, No. 2: Section A' (minor): 3a. Main violin melody

Nocturne in E Flat Major, Op. 9, No. 2: Main melody

Nocturne in E Flat Major, Op. 9, No. 2: Decorated repetition of main melody

Nocturne in E Flat Major, Op. 9, No. 2: Subordinate melody played with rubato

"Transcendental Étude" No. 10 in F Minor: Allegro agitato molto: Section A: 1a. Rapid falling chords, syncopated fragment

"Transcendental Étude" No. 10 in F Minor: Allegro agitato molto: Section A: 2a. High lyrical theme in octaves

"Transcendental Étude" No. 10 in F Minor: Allegro agitato molto: Section A: 3. Low "processional theme"

"Transcendental Étude" No. 10 in F Minor: Allegro agitato molto: Section B: 4a. Sudden p, syncopated main theme varied

"Transcendental Étude" No. 10 in F Minor: Allegro agitato molto: Section A': 5. Syncopated main theme

"Transcendental Étude" No. 10 in F Minor: Allegro agitato molto: Coda: 8a. Faster tempo

"Symphonie fantastique", Op. 14; fifth movement: "Dream of a Witches' Sabbath": Introduction

"Symphonie fantastique", Op. 14; fifth movement: "Dream of a Witches' Sabbath": "Idée fixe" as dance tune

"Symphonie fantastique", Op. 14; fifth movement: "Dream of a Witches' Sabbath": "Dies irae" in tubas and bassoons

"Symphonie fantastique", Op. 14; fifth movement: "Dream of a Witches' Sabbath": "Dies irae" in quick rhythm

"Symphonie fantastique", Op. 14; fifth movement: "Dream of a Witches' Sabbath": Fugue subject (witches' dance)

"Symphonie fantastique", Op. 14; fifth movement: "Dream of a Witches' Sabbath": Witches' dance set against "Dies irae"

The Moldau: 1a. Two springs

The Moldau: 2. The river

The Moldau: 3a. Forest hunt

The Moldau: 4a. Peasant wedding

The Moldau: 5a. Moonlight: dance of water nymphs

The Moldau: 7a. The rapids

The Moldau: 8. The river at its widest point; river theme in major

Symphony No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 98, fourth movement: Allegro energetico e passionato: A: Theme (A)

Symphony No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 98, fourth movement: Allegro energetico e passionato: A: Variation 1

Symphony No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 98, fourth movement: Allegro energetico e passionato: B: Variation 12 (B)

Symphony No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 98, fourth movement: Allegro energetico e passionato: A': Variation 16 (A')

La bohème: Act I. (Excerpt: Mimi's entrance through conclusion of her aria): Openings of scene

La bohème: Act I. (Excerpt: Mimi's entrance through conclusion of her aria): Rodolfo's Aria: "Che gelida manina"

La bohème: Act I. (Excerpt: Mimi's entrance through conclusion of her aria): Mimi's Aria: "Mi chiamano Mimi"

"Die Walküre", Act I, scene 3 (Conclusion of love duet): Sieglinde, Wie die Stirn so offen steht

"Die Walküre", Act I, scene 3 (Conclusion of love duet): "Valhalla" leitmotif

"Die Walküre", Act I, scene 3 (Conclusion of love duet): "Love" leitmotif

"Die Walküre", Act I, scene 3 (Conclusion of love duet): "Volsung" leitmotif together with "Sword" leitmotif

"Die Walküre", Act I, scene 3 (Conclusion of love duet): Voice, downward octave leaps, "Notung"

"Die Walküre", Act I, scene 3 (Conclusion of love duet): "Sword" leitmotif

"Die Walküre", Act I, scene 3 (Conclusion of love duet): "Spring" leitmotif

"Die Walküre", Act I, scene 3 (Conclusion of love duet): "Sword" leitmotif

Prélude à "L'Après-midi d' un Faune": A: 1a. Main melody, unaccompanied flute (A)

Prélude à "L'Après-midi d' un Faune": A: 1b. Flute melody, strings accompany

Prélude à "L'Après-midi d' un Faune": A: 1c. Flute melody, strings accompany

Prélude à "L'Après-midi d' un Faune": A: 2b. New oboe melody

Prélude à "L'Après-midi d' un Faune": B: 3a. New legato melody in woodwinds (B)

Prélude à "L'Après-midi d' un Faune": A': 4a. Harp accompanies flute melody (A')

Prélude à "L'Après-midi d' un Faune": A': 5a. Antique cymbals, flute melody

"Introduction, Omens of Spring-Dances of the Youths and Maidens, Ritual of Abduction", from "Le Sacre du Printemps", Part I: "Introduction", solo bassoonn

"Introduction, Omens of Spring-Dances of the Youths and Maidens, Ritual of Abduction", from "Le Sacre du Printemps", Part I: Repeated four-note figure

"Introduction, Omens of Spring-Dances of the Youths and Maidens, Ritual of Abduction", from "Le Sacre du Printemps", Part I: "Omens of Spring-Dances of the Youths and Maidens"

"Introduction, Omens of Spring-Dances of the Youths and Maidens, Ritual of Abduction", from "Le Sacre du Printemps", Part I: "Omens of Spring-Dances of the Youths and Maidens", bassoons, melodic fragment a

"Introduction, Omens of Spring-Dances of the Youths and Maidens, Ritual of Abduction", from "Le Sacre du Printemps", Part I: "Omens of Spring-Dances of the Youths and Maidens", French horn, melodic fragment b

"Introduction, Omens of Spring-Dances of the Youths and Maidens, Ritual of Abduction", from "Le Sacre du Printemps", Part I: "Omens of Spring-Dances of the Youths and Maidens", trumpets, melodic fragment c

"Introduction, Omens of Spring-Dances of the Youths and Maidens, Ritual of Abduction", from "Le Sacre du Printemps", Part I: "Ritual of Abduction"

"Introduction, Omens of Spring-Dances of the Youths and Maidens, Ritual of Abduction", from "Le Sacre du Printemps", Part I: "Ritual of Abduction", powerful accents and rapid changes of meter

A Survivor from Warsaw, Op. 46: Orchestral introduction

A Survivor from Warsaw, Op. 46: "They started slowly, and irregularly"

Five Pieces for Orchestra. Op. 10, No. 3 (Very slow and extremely calm)

Concerto for Orchestra, second movement: A: 1. Solo side drum

Concerto for Orchestra, second movement: A: 3a. Two oboes

Concerto for Orchestra, second movement: A: 4a. Two clarinets

Concerto for Orchestra, second movement: A: 5a. Two flutes

Concerto for Orchestra, second movement: A: 6. Two muted trumpets

Concerto for Orchestra, second movement: B: 1a. Brasses, hymnlike melody

Concerto for Orchestra, second movement: A': 1. Two bassoons, opening melody, third bassoon in background

"Appalachian Spring", Section 7: Theme and Variations on "Simple Gifts": Theme

"Appalachian Spring", Section 7: Theme and Variations on "Simple Gifts": Variation 1

"Appalachian Spring", Section 7: Theme and Variations on "Simple Gifts": Variation 2

"Appalachian Spring", Section 7: Theme and Variations on "Simple Gifts": Variation 3

"Appalachian Spring", Section 7: Theme and Variations on "Simple Gifts": Variation 4

"Appalachian Spring", Section 7: Theme and Variations on "Simple Gifts": Variation 5

Poème électronique (excerpt)

"Concerto Grosso 1985", first movement: Maestoso: 1a. Orchestra in unison

"Concerto Grosso 1985", first movement: Maestoso: 1c. Handel quotation

"Nixon in China", Act I, scene 2, opening

"Tonight" Ensemble from "West Side Story": 1a. Orchestra

"Tonight" Ensemble from "West Side Story": 1d. Tony, lyrical "Tonight" melody

Song from Angola (Gangele song)

Mitamba Yalagala Kumchuzi

Godan Ginuta (excerpt)