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Between the BarlinesWelcome to the 20th Century!Welcome back to Between the Barlines! Happy New Year! This season, we are exploring the 20th century up until 1950. Today, we will talk about Modernism and technology's impact on music during the 20th century.
2026-01-0508 min
Between the BarlinesThe transition into a new centuryWelcome back to Between the Barlines. We’ve made it to the last episode of season 5! Thanks for joining me this season. I’m excited about next season, because we will be exploring the first half of the 20th century. This is also where our musical history becomes extremely dense - I’m going to split the 20th century into at least 2 seasons, so be on the lookout! Today, we are going to chat about the transition from the 19th century into the 20th century to wrap up the season.Buy me a Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/betweenthebarlines
2025-11-2408 min
Between the BarlinesNationalism in late 19th century American MusicWelcome back to Between the Barlines! Today, we are going to continue our chat about nationalism, but this time we will be focusing on American nationalism in the late 19th century.Buy me a Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/betweenthebarlines
2025-11-2113 min
Between the BarlinesThe "English Musical Rensaissance" Welcome back to Between the Barlines! Today, we’re going to speak about England in the 19th century. As you may have noticed, we really haven’t spoken too much about this country in our episodes since maybe the renaissance era. I think that is especially poignant in today’s episode because we can finally understand why - it took a while, but eventually England was able to find its own national voice, much like other countries that we’ve spoken about at the end of the 19th century. This is the topic of the English Musical Renaissance.
2025-11-2009 min
Between the BarlinesThe Mighty FiveWelcome back to Between the Barlines! Today, we turn our attention to 19th-century Russia, which at this time was a country bursting with folk traditions, vast landscapes, and an identity that hadn’t yet found its place on the classical stage. That is until five composers decided to change everything. They called themselves The Mighty Handful. We know them today as The Mighty Five: Mily Balakirev, César Cui, Modest Mussorgsky, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, and Alexander Borodin. Buy me a Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/betweenthebarlines
2025-11-1909 min
Between the BarlinesHybrid Styles in the late 19th CenturyWelcome back to Between the Barlines! I am your host, Dr. Maeve Berry! Today, we have a very interesting discussion about hybrid styles. You might be wondering what this means, and I think it actually revolves around one question: What happens when composers merge national traditions, older musical forms, and new harmonic languages all at once? Composers mentioned as hybrid composers: Franck, Fauré, Saint-Saëns, Chausson, D'Indy, Dvořák, Grieg, Tchaikovsky, and Borodin.Buy me a Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/betweenthebarlinesMusic mentioned in this podcast:Franck Symphony in D mino...
2025-11-1810 min
Between the BarlinesLate 19th century GermanicismWelcome back to Between the Barlines! Today we finally stop talk about opera and switch gears to speak strictly about what was happening in the late 19th century in Germany. Some of our most popular and renowned composers are coming from this time frame, like Brahms, Wagner, Bruckner, Wolf, and Strauss.Buy me a Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/betweenthebarlinesMusic mentioned in this episode:Brahms Symphonies 1-4Brahms Violin ConcertoBrahms Ein Deutsches RequiemBrahms Violin Sonatas 1-3Brahms Clarinet Sonatas 1 & 2Wolf Mörike L...
2025-11-1709 min
Between the BarlinesLate 19th Century OperaWelcome back to Between the Barlines! I am your host, Dr. Maeve Berry! Today, we’re discussing the changes happening in the late 19th century. This was the era of French lyricism, Italian verismo, and the beginnings of Russian opera. By the 1870s and 1880s, audiences wanted something new. The grandeur of earlier Romantic opera was there, but people yearned for realism and emotional immediacy. The result was an operatic world more intimate, visceral, and recognizably human than ever before.Buy me a Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/betweenthebarlinesOperas mentioned in this episode:Gounod...
2025-11-1008 min
Between the BarlinesGiacomo Puccini and the verismo styleWelcome back to Between the Barlines! We are almost done with our episodes addressing opera in the 19th century. Today’s episode is one that I have been looking forward to the most, because as of last year, Giacomo Puccini broke into my top five favorite composers, specifically because of his operas Tosca and Madama Butterfly that we did at Pittsburgh Opera. I’m really excited to talk to you about him today and encourage you to take a listen to some of the operas listed in the episode notes for an extended treat. In this episode, we will also...
2025-11-0709 min
Between the BarlinesGiuseppe Verdi - my "Mean Joe Green"Welcome back to Between the Barlines! We are going to continue our chat on 19th century opera today with another innovator of opera, Giuseppe Verdi. Or as we refer to him sometimes in the opera world - Mean Joe Green!! Throughout Verdi’s lifetime, he wrote 28 operas, all of which continued the innovations that we saw at the beginning of the century with bel canto singing. Today we will see what these traits and innovations were as well as touch on many of his operas.Buy me a Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/betweenthebarlinesOperas mentioned in th...
2025-11-0510 min
Between the BarlinesRichard Wagner and GesamtkunstwerkWelcome back to Between the Barlines! I am excited again to continue our chat about 19th century opera, with today’s focus being on the works of Richard Wagner. We will learn that Wagner wasn’t just a composer; he was a dramatist, philosopher, and provocateur whose ideas reshaped what opera could be. His music is monumental and his legacy is deeply complicated. TW: discussing antisemitism, Hitler, Third Reich.Buy me a Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/betweenthebarlinesOperas mentioned in this episode:The Flying DutchmanTannhäuserLohengrinDer R...
2025-11-0312 min
Between the BarlinesBel Canto Opera and its composersWelcome Back to Between the Barlines! I am your host, Dr. Maeve Berry! Today, we are going to continue our chat about 19th century opera by taking a closer look at the Bel Canto era of singing and operatic composition. We will be diving deeper into the works of the main three bel canto composers: Gioachino Rossini, Vincenzo Bellini, and Gaetano Donizetti. Buy me a Coffee:Operas mentioned in this episode:Rossini - The Barber of SevilleRossini - La CenerentolaRossini - Guillaume TellBellini...
2025-10-3112 min
Between the Barlines19th Century Opera: an overviewWelcome back to Between the Barlines! I am your host, Dr. Maeve Berry! Opera became more than entertainment during this time; it became a mirror of political upheaval, national identity, and human passion. From the grandeur of Italian bel canto to the sweeping psychological landscapes of Wagner, 19th-century opera redefined what it meant to tell stories through music.Buy me a Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/betweenthebarlinesOperas mentioned in this episode:Rossini -The Barber of SevilleBellini - Norma,Donizetti - Lucia di LammermoorVerdi - Nabucco
2025-10-2909 min
Between the BarlinesProgrammatic MusicWelcome back to Between the Barlines! Today, we’re exploring programmatic music—music that tells a story, paints a picture, or captures an emotion beyond the notes on the page.Buy me a Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/betweenthebarlinesMusic used and mentioned in this episode:Berlioz - Symphonie fantastique idée fixe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTWbh4ffwGYSmetana - Má vlast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kl0-Pdo0vi8Strauss - Don Juan: https://youtu.be/XG4uBRBMdzY?si=qGI8lya-loOJm5BdStrauss - Till E...
2025-10-2407 min
Between the BarlinesOrchestral and Chamber Music in the 19th centuryWelcome back to Between the Barlines! I am your host, Dr. Maeve Berry! We have somewhat of a baseline episode today; what I mean by that is we are going to touch on a few composers and what they did for orchestral and chamber music in the 19th century. These are composers like Berlioz, Liszt, Brahms, Wagner and more. Let’s get started!Buy me a Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/betweenthebarlinesMusic mentioned in this episode: Beethoven - Symphony No. 9: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IqnVCc-YqoBerlioz - Symphonie Fantastique: https://ww...
2025-10-2205 min
Between the BarlinesRomantic Choral MusicWelcome Back to Between the Barlines! I am very very excited to introduce today’s episode to you because it is all about choral music! This is a genre that is very near and dear to my heart, and this repertoire coupled with renaissance choral music is some of my favorite to study AND sing! When most of us think of the Romantic period, we imagine the piano works of Chopin or the symphonies of Tchaikovsky. But alongside those grand orchestral gestures, the human voice became one of the most powerful vessels of Romantic emotion.Buy me a...
2025-10-2008 min
Between the BarlinesFranz LisztWelcome Back to Between the Barlines! Today, we’re diving into the dazzling world of Franz Liszt, who was a superstar pianist, composer, and one of the most transformative figures in all of classical music. From virtuosic piano showpieces to profound symphonic poems, Liszt’s influence echoes far beyond his own century.Buy me a Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/betweenthebarlinesMusic mentioned in this episode:Transcendental Études: https://youtu.be/1O4h0AapdbQ?si=lwkUEV4PoUK90QopPaganini Études: https://youtu.be/eQrPEKrECOM?si=vGjnSnZlZBuofgESGrandes études de concert: https://youtu.b...
2025-10-1707 min
Between the BarlinesFryderyk Chopin: the virtuosoWelcome back to Between the Barlines! Today, we are going to speak about Fryderyk Chopin, a virtuoso performer, composer, and pianist. Let’s get started!Buy me a Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/betweenthebarlinesMusic mentioned in this podcast:Piano Concerto in e minor: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gV_x_QY1P5cPiano Concerto in f minor: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3r4EgwLqMMNocturne in c-sharp minor, Op. posth.: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_ST3hzMsVENocturne in E-flat major, Op. 9, No...
2025-10-1509 min
Between the BarlinesClara Schumann and Fanny Mendelssohn HenselWelcome back to Between the Barlines! I am very excited about today’s episode, because we will be learning about two of my favorite 19th century German composers! These two people are Clara Schumann and Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel. Buy me a Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/betweenthebarlinesMusic mentioned in this episode:C. Schumann - Piano Concerto: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xol1DKul984C. Schumann - Piano Trio: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JyeWA1ZD8gC. Schumann - Sechs Lieder, Op. 13: https://www.yo...
2025-10-1307 min
Between the Barlines19th century Music for the PianoWelcome to Between the Barlines! I am your host, Dr. Maeve Berry! Today, we are going to talk about piano music in the 19th century. I will also mention some important composers, but we have some time this season to talk more in depth about these composers, so I will only be mentioning key points in this episode.Buy me a coffee: buymeacoffee.com/betweenthebarlinesMusic mentioned in this episode:R. Schumann - Carnaval, op. 9: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_KszUWZ3AcC. Schumann...
2025-10-1007 min
Between the BarlinesOn 19th century German PoetryWelcome back to Between the Barlines! I am your host, Dr. Maeve Berry! As promised really for the last 2 episodes, I would be extremely remiss if I didn’t speak about poetry, and specifically German poetry, from the 19th century. Many of the texts of famous German lieder from this time are due to the very important figures, of which we are about to chat about. The great poets of the German Romantic movement inspired composers like Schubert, Schumann, Mendelssohn, and Brahms to create songs that gave music to emotion, language, and imagination in a way the world had ne...
2025-10-0808 min
Between the BarlinesFranz Schubert: the songsterWelcome back to Between the Barlines! Today, we are going to discover all that Franz Schubert has to offer! From songs to larger works like symphonies and masses, it really all does start from his innate ability to compose song-like melodies.Buy me a Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/betweenthebarlinesMusic mentioned in this podcast:Schwanengesang: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ym2O4hixvLESymphony No. 8 – The “Unfinished”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tisvEpbligSymphony No. 9 – The “Great” C Major: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ip06DEeY_U8
2025-10-0609 min
Between the BarlinesGerman Lieder in the 19th centuryWelcome back to Between the Barlines! I am your host, Dr. Maeve Berry! In today’s episode, we are going to dive into one of the most intimate, expressive, and beloved genres of the 19th century: German Lieder. We will address how important the relationship of the voice and piano will become as well as that relationship to poetry.Support this podcast more: buymeacoffee.com/betweenthebarlinesMusic mentioned in this episode:Schubert - Gretchen am spinnrade: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MY0eeotSDi8Schubert - Der Er...
2025-10-0308 min
Between the BarlinesMusic in the Industrial RevolutionWelcome back to Between the Barlines! Today, we’re diving into a fascinating period of change: the Industrial Revolution, and how it transformed music, instruments, and the very sound of the concert hall. The Industrial Revolution, spanning roughly from the mid-18th to the 19th century, was a time of dramatic change. Factories replaced workshops, trains shrank distances, and cities swelled with workers. But it wasn’t only industry and economics that evolved—music, too, was reshaped by this era of invention and mass production.I am super grateful for your support as I create this f...
2025-10-0106 min
Between the BarlinesRomanticism: an era of love and changeWelcome back to Between the Barlines! I am so excited that you’re joining me today, as this is the beginning of the 5th season of this podcast! Thanks for listening along; if you are new to the podcast, I highly suggest that you take a trip back to Season 1 - this podcast has been broadcast chronologically, and its best to start the review of music history all the way from there! Today, we’re diving into the Romantic Era—a time when music became larger, more personal, more emotional, and more connected to the world outside the concert hall.
2025-09-2908 min
Between the BarlinesUsing Beethoven as a transition into the Romantic EraWelcome back to Between the Barlines! Today, we have somewhat of a special episode, based solely on opinions that are backed up by facts. As I mentioned in our last 3 episodes about Beethoven, he sits right on that historical fence between the Classical and Romantic periods, and musicologists love to argue about where he really belongs. So, today’s big question is: Is Ludwig van Beethoven a Classical era composer, or does he truly belong to the Romantic era?Instagram Results:classical 54%/romantic 46%
2025-09-0605 min
Between the BarlinesLudwig van Beethoven Part 3: Late PeriodWelcome back to Between the Barlines! We have reached the final episode about Ludwig van Beethoven today. We’ve learned thus far that Beethoven’s career is often divided into three creative phases: the Early Period, inspired by Haydn and Mozart; the Middle Period, defined by heroic, bold works such as the Eroica Symphony; and finally, the Late Period, which is our focus today. Music mentioned in this episode:Late String Quartets Opuses 127, 130, 131, 132, 133, and 135: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YytQEjYRdUI&list=PLO6zBTEo45QhwK0K1NWmIDesKrduHficvPiano Sonatas Opuses 109, 110, 111: https://www...
2025-09-0307 min
Between the BarlinesLudwig van Beethoven Part 2: Middle PeriodWelcome back to Between the Barlines! Today, we continue our chat about Beethoven with a discussion on his middle period. This period, often called the “Heroic” period, stretches from about 1803 to 1814. It marks the time when Beethoven transformed from a Classical composer into a revolutionary artist who redefined what music could do.Music mentioned in this episode:Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, "Eroica": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kSrLK7EemsSymphony No. 5 in c minor: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKl4T5BnhOASymphony No. 6 in F majo...
2025-08-2907 min
Between the BarlinesLudwig van Beethoven Part 1: Early PeriodWelcome back to Between the Barlines! Today, we are going to start talking about a new composer, and it’ll be our final composer of the classical era. This composer is very interesting; I mentioned earlier in the season how up until I started studying for my DMA comprehensive exams last summer, I always thought of Beethoven as a classical composer. However, it seems that he is more likely to be grouped into an early romantic composer rather than a classical composer. Hopefully, in the next 3 episodes, we can figure out together why that exactly is! Today, we are go...
2025-08-2706 min
Between the BarlinesWolfgang Amadeus Mozart Part 3: Operas, Masses, and SongsWelcome back to Between the Barlines! I am your host, Dr. Maeve Berry. Today we are wrapping up our conversation talking about Mozart! We have already learned about the many keyboard works, chamber works, and symphonies that he has written. Today, we’ll explore Mozart’s deep connection to the human voice—through his operas, songs, and sacred music.Music mentioned in this episode:Mitridate, re di Ponto: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5UloG5_6qeELe nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OYtlGpApc0D...
2025-08-2507 min
Between the BarlinesWolfgang Amadeus Mozart Part 2: Chamber Music and SymphoniesWelcome back to Between the Barlines! I am your host, Dr. Maeve Berry! This is our second episode on Mozart’s compositional output and impact on the classical period. If you didn’t take a listen to the first episode, I highly suggest it to learn more about Mozart’s background. Today, we’ll look at his symphonies and his chamber music.Music mentioned in this episode:Symphony No. 1 in E-flat major: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4IXXpTHjokSymphony No. 25 in G minor: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNeirjA6...
2025-08-2206 min
Between the BarlinesWolfgang Amadeus Mozart Part 1: Works for KeyboardWelcome back to Between the Barlines! Today, we are going to continue with another composer for 3 episodes while we explore their output and how they changed the classical era as we knew it at that time. This composer is Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart! Now, when we think of Mozart, we often think of the operas, the symphonies, the concertos—but at the center of his musical life was the keyboard. From childhood prodigy to a mature composer shaping the piano repertoire, Mozart’s relationship with the keyboard tells us much about his artistry and about the instrument’s rise in the la...
2025-08-2006 min
Between the BarlinesFranz Joseph Haydn Part 3: the Vocal WorksWelcome back to Between the Barlines! I am your host, Dr. Maeve Berry. We are wrapping up talking about Franz Joseph Haydn today, so if you haven’t listened to the past two episodes where we discussed his symphonies, string quartets, and piano sonatas, I suggest you go back and take a listen! Today, we are going to explore the vocal side of Haydn; these are his masses, oratorios, operas, and his songs.Music mentioned in this episode:Missa in tempore belli: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EPI70sRk5sHe...
2025-08-1806 min
Between the BarlinesFranz Joseph Haydn Part 2: the Keyboard SonatasWelcome back to Between the Barlines! I am your host, Dr. Maeve Berry! Last episode, we learned that Haydn’s symphonies and string quartets often take the spotlight. But today, I am here to tell you that his keyboard works are equally as fascinating! Music mentioned in this episode:Sonata in C minor, Hob. XVI:20: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwOlGL5GJFUSonata in E-flat major, Hob. XVI:52: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDVj_JzQCg8&t=11s
2025-08-1506 min
Between the BarlinesFranz Joseph Haydn Part 1: the Symphonies and String QuartetsWelcome back to Between the Barlines! I am your host, Dr. Maeve Berry! I am excited to start today’s episode because for the next THREE episodes, we are going to be diving in depth to a composer who has already been mentioned several times thus far this season! That composer is Joseph Haydn. Today, we will be specifically learning more about his life and tackling his symphonies and string quartets!Music mentioned in this episode:Symphony No. 94 "Surprise": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9Umjnwvn4gSymphony No. 45 "Farewell": ht...
2025-08-1309 min
Between the BarlinesKeyboard Composers of the 18th CenturyWelcome back to Between the Barlines! I am your host, Dr. Maeve Berry. I am really excited about this episode because we are going to highlight some key keyboard composers in the classical period as well as chat about the invention of the piano! Something we’ve learned this season is that the classical period was a time obsessed with clarity, balance, and expressive nuance—qualities the piano was born to deliver. And with this new invention of the piano, expressivity not just in taking time but also in articulation and dynamic was a HUGE change! Early champions of keyb...
2025-08-1107 min
Between the BarlinesMusic Theory Friday: Musical FormsWelcome back to Between the Barlines! I am your host, Dr. Maeve Berry! We are going to focus on unpacking more genres from the classical era. We’ve talked a lot about sonata form this season, and if you wish to refresh yourself on what that form entails, go back to episode 6 on the sonata! Today, we are going to spend some time learning about binary forms and their relatives, variations, minuet and trio, and the rondo. As always, I will mention some pieces of music for each one of these forms. Let’s get started!Mu...
2025-08-0808 min
Between the BarlinesInstrumental Music: the ConcertoWelcome back to Between the Barlines! I am your host, Dr. Maeve Berry. Today is our final installment of our instrumental classical era music discussion. The past two episodes on sonatas and symphonies helped us understand more about instrumental music in this period. Today, we are going to touch on the last big instrumental genre, and that is the concerto! Music mentioned in this episode:Haydn Trumpet Concerto in E-flat Major: https://youtu.be/rO2L9Q06CTE?si=YvSfJju4BPbL4XYQMozart Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major, K. 467: https...
2025-08-0608 min
Between the BarlinesInstrumental Music: the SymphonyWelcome back to Between the Barlines! I am your host, Dr. Maeve Berry! We are just a few episodes into season 4! I hope you are enjoying learning about the classical era. If you are just joining me this season, I suggest that you go back to seasons 1-3 to learn about music all the way back from antiquity to the point which we will talk about today! On today’s episode, we are going to continue our chat about instrumental music of the early classical period by chatting about the symphony!Music mentioned in this ep...
2025-08-0406 min
Between the BarlinesInstrumental Music: the SonataWelcome back to Between the Barlines! I am your host, Dr. Maeve Berry! Today, we are going to begin a 3-part series exploring the instrumental genres of the classical era. With that being said, today we’re diving into one of the most influential musical forms of the Classical period: the sonata. When we think of the sonata today, we often imagine Beethoven or Mozart, maybe a stormy piano piece or a graceful violin movement. But the story of the sonata goes back earlier—to the early Classical period, around the mid-18th century—when composers were beginning to move a...
2025-08-0108 min
Between the BarlinesThe Beginnings of the German LiedWelcome back to Between the Barlines! I am your host Dr. Maeve Berry! I am so excited for today’s episode because this is one of my favorite topics in all of music: the German Lied! When we talk about Lied—literally “song” in German—we’re often thinking of the rich 19th-century tradition: Schubert’s Erlkönig, Schumann’s Dichterliebe, or Brahms’ poignant settings of folk texts. But before these names set the gold standard for Romantic art song, Lied had a much humbler beginning. Music mentioned in this epsiode:Schubert - Erlkönig: https://w...
2025-07-3007 min
Between the BarlinesChristoph Willibald Gluck: the reformerWelcome back to Between the Barlines! I am your host, Dr. Maeve Berry! If you are enjoying season 4 so far, please rate and like the podcast on whatever platform you listen to and share it with a friend! Today, we’re diving into one of the most pivotal figures in 18th-century music — Christoph Willibald Gluck — and how his revolutionary ideas helped redefine what opera could be.Music mentioned in this episode:Orfeo ed Euridice: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iakrY83yCv4Alceste: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDFnGqG7qt8I...
2025-07-2806 min
Between the BarlinesNew Operatic GenresWelcome back to Between the Barlines! I am your host, Dr. Maeve Berry! Today, we are headed to the opera house in the 18th century, a time when the world of opera was exploding with new forms, new stories, and new sounds. This was the golden age of opera seria, the rise of comic opera, and the beginning of Singspiel and other national operatic styles.Some of the music mentioned in this episode:Handel Giulio Cesare: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qrcg2jlnqAPergolesi La serva padrona: https://www.youtube...
2025-07-2507 min
Between the BarlinesTypes of Early Classical StylesWelcome back to Between the Barlines! I am your host, Dr. Maeve Berry. Today, we’re diving into the early Classical period to explore the musical styles that helped define a new era. If the Baroque period was all about grandeur, complexity, and dramatic contrast, the early Classical era brought with it a new vocabulary—one of elegance, clarity, and expressive nuance. Let’s talk about the galant style, the empfindsamer Stil, and a few others that formed the bridge between Baroque ornamentation and the Classical balance we know from Mozart and Haydn.
2025-07-2304 min
Between the BarlinesThe Early Classical Era and the EnlightenmentWelcome back to Between the Barlines! I am your host, Dr. Maeve Berry! Thank you for joining me for the 4th season of this podcast! This season, we are going to talk about the Classical era, focusing primarily on the new genres created as well as a few key composers. Today, we are going to talk about the early classical era and the Enlightenment.
2025-07-2105 min
Between the BarlinesAntonio Vivaldi: a transition between baroque and classicalWelcome back to Between the Barlines! I am your host, Dr. Maeve Berry! This is the final episode of season 3 - thank you for joining me to learn about the Baroque era! Today, we’re turning the spotlight on one of the most vibrant, dramatic, and influential composers of the 18th century—Antonio Vivaldi. You may know him as the composer of The Four Seasons, or as the “Red Priest” of Venice. But Vivaldi was more than a violin virtuoso or a master of Baroque flamboyance—he was also a pivotal figure in the evolution of musical style, someone whose inno...
2025-07-0406 min
Between the BarlinesGeorge Frederic HandelWelcome back to Between the Barlines! I am your host, Dr. Maeve Berry! Today, we are in our second to last episode of season 3! We are going to be spending the next few minutes learning more about George Frideric Handel.Music mentioned in today's episode:Rinaldo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HeCbbVS8z1sGiulio Cesare: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qrcg2jlnqAAlcina: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXdnmSZGxSQMessiah: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bR0cEOTpYSkSamson: https://www...
2025-07-0206 min
Between the BarlinesDevelopment of Conservatories in the early 1700sWelcome back to Between the Barlines! Today, we are going to talk about the developement of music conservatories in the 1700s in Europe!
2025-06-3005 min
Between the BarlinesJ.S. Bach Part 3: the Chamber WorksWelcome back to Between the Barlines! I am your host, Dr. Maeve Berry! We are at the end of Bach Week, so if you haven’t taken a listen to the other 2 episodes, I suggest you go back and take a listen! Today to finish off Bach Week, I am going to spend today’s episode talking about Bach’s chamber works. This includes string works, concerti, and one surprise collection of pieces.Music mentioned in episode:Six Sonatas for Violin and Harpsichord, BWV 1014–1019: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PpMiqzkRDCYThree So...
2025-06-2706 min
Between the BarlinesJ.S. Bach Part 2: the Vocal WorksWelcome to Between the Barlines, I am your host, Dr. Maeve Berry! We are continuing today with our second episode of Bach Week! If you haven’t listened to the first episode, I highly suggest that you start there! Today, we are going to talk solely about Bach’s vocal works. I will highlight his cantatas, Passions, and Mass in B minor.Music mentioned in today's episode:BWV 82, Ich habe genug: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_5DG9BD-SUBWV 147, Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben: https://www.youtube.com...
2025-06-2505 min
Between the BarlinesJ.S. Bach Part 1: the Keyboard WorksWelcome back to Between the Barlines! I am super excited for this week, because we are going to talk all about Johann Sebastian Bach and all about his works! If you haven’t already, please follow and rate this podcast on whatever platform you listen on. I would also love it if you shared this podcast with another person who might love to learn more about music history! In today’s episode, we are going to talk solely about the keyboard works of Bach.Music mentioned in today's episode: Prelude and Fugue in B-flat Minor, BWV...
2025-06-2307 min
Between the BarlinesThe Lutheran Church and Organ MusicWelcome back to Between the Barlines! I am your host, Dr. Maeve Berry! We are more than halfway through season 3’s episodes! I am excited for the next few episodes because we are getting into one of our first musicians that everyone knows at least one thing about! Can you guess who that might be? I’ll let you think on that! Today’s episode will take us to German-speaking lands, where music wasn’t just a form of art—it was theology made audible. We’ll explore how Lutheran theology shaped musical practice, how the organ became the thunderous a...
2025-06-1806 min
Between the BarlinesÉlisabeth Jacquet de La GuerreWelcome back to Between the Barlines! I am your host, Dr. Maeve Berry. Today we’re shining a spotlight on a remarkable composer, virtuoso harpsichordist, and trailblazing woman in music history: Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre. This is the story of talent, patronage, and persistence—a woman who stood at the intersection of genius and history during one of the most lavish cultural moments in France.Pieces mentioned:Pièces de Clavecin (1687): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9kJj0DnEGwCéphale et Procris: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy...
2025-06-1606 min
Between the BarlinesMusic Theory Friday: Counterpoint and Contrapuntal MasterpiecesWelcome back to Between the Barlines! And welcome to our first Music Theory Friday of the season! I am your host, Dr. Maeve Berry! Get ready for today’s episode, because we are going to spend some time dissecting the forms of several different instrumental pieces that were being composed in the 17th century! We’re going to explore three major musical forms that defined Baroque instrumental music: the ricercar, the fugue, and the dance suite. We’ve heard some of these terms thrown around earlier in this season, but I wanted to take a chance to explain each of the...
2025-06-1311 min
Between the BarlinesJean Baptiste Lully: the orchestratorWelcome back to Between the Barlines! I am your host, Dr. Maeve Berry. Today, we are going to talk about an important French composer in the mid-17th century named Jean-Baptiste Lully! We spoke briefly about him in the last episode when we discovered different new forms of instrumental music being composed in the 17th century. Let’s dive in a little deeper, and find out a little more about our friend Lully.
2025-06-1105 min
Between the BarlinesInstrumental Music of the 17th CenturyWelcome back to Between the Barlines! I am your host, Dr. Maeve Berry! I hope you have been enjoying the third season of this podcast! I am enjoying sharing this information with you! You might be wondering why we are all over the timeline this season, but there is a method for this madness! I felt that it was important to hear about the last two composers, Henry Purcell and François Couprin, albeit they were both composers in the late 17th century. We’ve spent so much time speaking about vocal music that we needed to hear about the...
2025-06-0908 min
Between the BarlinesHenry Purcell: the theatricWelcome back to Between the Barlines! I am your host, Dr. Maeve Berry! Today, we are going to talk about Henry Purcell, an influential composer of opera and other dramatic works in the 17th century!Music played/mentioned in this episode:Purcell "Dido's Lament" from Dido and Aeneas: https://youtu.be/uGQq3HcOB0Y?si=2F48AHPmQP_W4cOGPurcell Thou Knowest Lord The Secrets Of Our Hearts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pf_84OQgZSg
2025-06-0607 min
Between the BarlinesHappenings in other countries in the 17th centuryWelcome back to Between the Barlines! I’m your host, Dr. Maeve Berry! Today, we are going to branch outside of France, Germany, and Italy and talk about trends occuring in the early 17th century in other countries! These countries include England, Spain, and Russia.
2025-06-0405 min
Between the BarlinesFrançois Couprin: the ornamenterWelcome back to Between the Barlines! In today’s episode, I thought it would be a good idea to talk more in depth about an extremely important composer for the keyboard: François Couprin.Music played and mentioned in today's podcast:Couprin Les Baricades Mïstérieuses: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DzoFKG7ITRg
2025-06-0208 min
Between the BarlinesSacred Music in the early 17th CenturyWelcome back to Between the Barlines! I am your host, Dr. Maeve Berry. I hope you are enjoying season 3 thus far! If this is your first dip into the Between the Barlines podcast, I suggest you go back to the very beginning so that you can continue to expand your historical music learning! Today, we are going to learn about the sacred music that was happening in the early 17th century. We are going to talk about a few composers who were monumental in creating music during this time.Music metioned in this episode:
2025-05-3006 min
Between the Barlines17th Century Chamber MusicWelcome back to Between the Barlines! I’m your host, Dr. Maeve Berry, and today we’re opening the doors to the intimate world of 17th-century chamber music — a time when music was migrating from grand cathedrals and courts into salons and private homes. We haven’t had a chance to explore this type of music yet, so I’m very excited to dive into this with you! In today's episode we will talk about the rise of the basso continuo, type of instruments are typically involved in these chamber ensembles, the difference between the sonata da chiesa and the sonata...
2025-05-2812 min
Between the BarlinesThe Beginnings of OperaWelcome back to Between the Barlines! Today, we are going back over 400 years to explore the birth of opera—how it came to be, what it meant in its early days, and how it evolved from a humanist experiment in Florence to one of the most enduring and powerful forms of storytelling in the Western world. If you aren’t familiar with the genre, you might be asking, what exactly is opera?
2025-05-2606 min
Between the BarlinesFrom stile antico to stile modernoWelcome back to Between the Barlines! I am your host, Dr. Maeve Berry, and for the second episode of season 3, we are going to talk about stile antico and stile moderno—the “old style” and the “modern style”—and the dramatic shift between them during one of the most transformative periods in music history.Music in this Episode:Monteverdi Cruda Amarilli: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKTQQ28sSNo&feature=youtu.be
2025-05-2308 min
Between the BarlinesTraits of Baroque Era MusicWelcome back to Between the Barlines! I am your host, Dr. Maeve Berry, and I am thrilled that you are joining me for the first episode of season 3! If you haven’t listened to either seasons 1 or 2, please go back and give those a listen! The goal of this podcast is to provide learners and music-curious people with aural resources to study, learn, and review topics chronologically from music history! In this episode, we’ll explore all of the defining traits of Baroque music—from its dramatic expression and rhythmic drive to the elegance of counterpoint and orname...
2025-05-2107 min
Between the BarlinesWelcome to the 17th Century: new styles and a transitional periodWelcome back to Between the Barlines! I’m your host, Dr. Maeve Berry, and today is our final episode of season 2! The 17th century was a time of dramatic change and innovation in music. It was a bridge between the Renaissance and the Baroque, a century of experimentation, emotion, and new forms that would shape the sound of Western music for centuries to come.
2025-05-0205 min
Between the BarlinesTying up loose ends in the RenaissanceWelcome back to Between the Barlines! I am your host, Dr. Maeve Berry! Today, we are going to tie up some loose ends that we still have in the Renaissance! We are going to address composers like Thomas Tallis and Tomás Luis de Victoria, as well as the instrument called the virginal.Pieces mentioned/played in episode:Tallis Spem in alium a 40: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3LnkG2P2wMTallis Te lucis ante terminum (Festal Tone): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y75c3aIg3nIVictoria O...
2025-04-3008 min
Between the BarlinesInstrumental Music in the 16th centuryWelcome back to Between the Barlines! I’m your host, Dr. Maeve Berry, and today we’re diving into an often overlooked but deeply fascinating era in Western music history: the 16th century — a time when instrumental music began to step into its own spotlight. While vocal music still dominated, and composers like Palestrina and Josquin des Prez were household names in their time, the 16th century was a turning point for purely instrumental composition and performance. So today, we’ll explore the instruments, forms, social contexts, and innovations that shaped this transitional time — and paved the way for the Baroqu...
2025-04-2508 min
Between the BarlinesGiovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina: the mediatorWelcome back to Between the Barlines! I am your host, Dr. Maeve Berry, and I am thrilled that you are joining me for another episode in season 2! Today we are going to talk all about Palestrina, an extremely influential composer of choral music in the mid to late 16th century. Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina was born around 1525, in a small hill town just outside of Rome. Snippet of Music played in episode:Palestrina Missa Papae Marcelli (full): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRfF7W4El60
2025-04-2307 min
Between the BarlinesThe Council of TrentWelcome back to Between the Barlines! I’m your host, Dr. Maeve Berry! Today, we’re talking about one of the most consequential religious gatherings in world history: The Council of Trent. It’s a response to the firestorm of the Protestant Reformation and a defining moment for the Catholic Church that still echoes through its walls today. A lot of today’s episode will focus on the changes that were occurring, and I will also rope music back into the picture later in the episode.
2025-04-2107 min
Between the BarlinesLater MadrigalistsWelcome back to Between the Barlines! Today we are going to continue our talk about the Italian Madrigal, and I wanted to share a few composers and their music that are considered “later madrigalists” by historians. We learned a few episodes ago that the madrigal began in Italy in the early 16th century as a secular vocal form — a poetic, polyphonic setting of Italian verse, usually about love, loss, or pastoral life. But by the late 1500s and early 1600s, the madrigal had evolved into something far more experimental and expressive. Today, we’re going to look at three key figu...
2025-04-1807 min
Between the BarlinesEngland and the MadrigalWelcome back to Between the Barlines! I am your host, Dr. Maeve Berry. To continue our conversation from last episode, today, we are going to talk about the madrigal in England and some of its important composers. We’ve already learned so much about the madrigal, but this innovation in vocal music brought much change to England, as we will see. We already know that the madrigal was born in Italy in the early 16th century, with masters like Luca Marenzio and Carlo Gesualdo pushing the form into emotionally expressive and harmonically adventurous territory. However, in the 1580s, Italian ma...
2025-04-1606 min
Between the BarlinesWilliam ByrdWelcome back to Between the Barlines! I am your host, Dr. Maeve Berry, and today I have a bonus episode for you to talk just about William Byrd!Pieces mentioned in episode:Mass for 3 voices: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Am1PQ0p39wMass for 4 voices: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXeT2HWpwc4Mass for 5 voices: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZSB0WTyIrgThough Amaryllis Dance in Green: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9d1fXAlB6wThe Bells: https...
2025-04-1604 min
Between the BarlinesOther European 16th century Secular Songs and ComposersWelcome back to Between the Barlines! I am your host, Dr. Maeve Berry! I hope you are enjoying season 2, as we only have a couple episodes left talking about the Renaissance! We are going to talk about other 16th century European secular songs and composers today besides the ever popular secular form of the Italian madrigal. If you missed learning about the Italian madrigal, be sure to check out the last episode! There are several secular songs I would like to talk about today: villanella, canzonetta, balletto, lyric and narrative chansons, and consort songs.Williaert...
2025-04-1409 min
Between the BarlinesThe ReformationWelcome back to Between the Barlines! I am your host, Dr. Maeve Berry, and today we’ll be talking about the Reformation, Martin Luther, his love of song, and a technique called contrafactum.Luther Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott: https://youtu.be/uI7QMtXBLgY?si=uE4U_CMBAZSpyaZQ
2025-04-1105 min
Between the Barlines16th century Italian MadrigalWelcome back to Between the Barlines! I am your host, Dr. Maeve Berry, and I am thrilled that you are here today with me to learn more about the 16th century Italian madrigal! We’ve learned so much already this season -- it really seems like it has flown by! If you haven’t checked out the earlier episodes of the season or even season 1, I suggest you do so, so that you can see the progression of music take off! Today’s topic, the Italian madrigal, would not have come to fruition had it not been for the compos...
2025-04-0909 min
Between the BarlinesJosquin Desprez: the influencerWelcome back to Between the Barlines! I am your host, Dr. Maeve Berry, and today we are going to talk about a very important composer from the Renaissance era: Josquin Desprez! A true master of Renaissance polyphony, Josquin was celebrated for his expressive melodies, intricate counterpoint, and innovative techniques that changed the course of Western music.Josquin Desprez's mentioned worksMissa L’homme Armé: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kn0SF3O1raYEl Grillo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OI-bQ0RkArAMille regretz: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=107gP...
2025-04-0705 min
Between the BarlinesMusic Theory Friday: Masses on Borrowed MaterialsWelcome back to another episode of Season 2 of Between the Barlines! Today is our first music theory Friday of the season! Today we are going to finish talking about masses for a while and address a specific foundational practice that was used during the Renaissance period: creating masses based off of borrowed materials. I began to mention a few of these several episodes ago, but I thought it would be good to have them all in one place where we could easily dissect the differences among the varying masses.Ockeghem’s Missa Ecce Ancilla Domini: https://www.yo...
2025-04-0406 min
Between the BarlinesFranco-Flemish Composers in the 16th centuryWelcome back to Between the Barlines! Today we are going to talk about a few more Franco-Flemish composers besides Guillaume Du Fay and Gilles Binchois that helped shape the Renaissance era in the 16th century. We will also dive into the political climate of the time and how it shaped the artistic landscape.Ockeghem Missa Prolationum https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWLsLAujZzIBusnoys Missa L’Homme Armé https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LM_e29li_qYObrecht Missa Fortuna desperata https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzLgQ4ixHxcIsaac fro...
2025-04-0208 min
Between the BarlinesThe Polyphonic MassWelcome back to Between the Barlines, the podcast where we chat about important events, people, philosophies, and theories in music history! This season, we are focusing on the Renaissance era. If you’ve been listening along chronologically, you might notice that today we are taking a little bit of a step back in order to understand the evolutions of the Mass. Today, we are going to crack into the polyphonic mass. Dufay Missa Se la face ay pale: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DicJE1my1p8Information taken from personal notes, Burkholder’s History of W...
2025-03-3107 min
Between the BarlinesThe Burgundian Court and its musiciansWelcome back to Between the Barlines! I am your host, Dr. Maeve Berry, and I hope you are enjoying the beginning of season 2 of this podcast! If you are, I would love it if you would rate the podcast on whatever platform you are listening on as well as share it with a friend! Thanks! Today, we are going to talk mostly about the Burgundian School and its main composers of the end of the 15th century. The Burgundian School was a defining force in 15th-century music, and at its heart were composers like Guillaume DuFay and Gilles Binchois.
2025-03-2805 min
Between the BarlinesThe "contenance angloise"Welcome back to Between the Barlines! Today, we begin our deep dive into the music and history of the Renaissance! Our focus today will be on the techniques and the specific impact of English and Burgundian music in the late 15th century. John Dunstable “Quam pulchra es” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FTw9xl5h-YInformation taken from personal notes, Burkholder’s History of Western Music, and various aurally cited websites.
2025-03-2606 min
Between the BarlinesThe Renaissance: New Ideas and ExpansionsWelcome to back to season 2 of Between the Barlines! I'm your host, Dr. Maeve Berry, and in the first episode of season 2, we're diving back into our studies of music history and theory with one of the most revolutionary periods in history—the Renaissance. A time of rebirth, innovation, and exploration, the Renaissance redefined human thought and expanded the boundaries of science, art, and music. Today, we are going to talk about some new ideas, their formations, and how they affected change and expansion in and during the renaissance.
2025-03-2404 min
Between the BarlinesPaving the Road to the Renaissance: 14th Century Music and its Performance PracticeWelcome back to Between the Barlines! I’m your host, Dr. Maeve Berryhttps://earlymusicmuse.com/Articles on performing medieval music:https://earlymusicmuse.com/performingmedievalmusic1of3/https://earlymusicmuse.com/performingmedievalmusic2of3/https://earlymusicmuse.com/performingmedievalmusic3of3/
2025-03-1205 min
Between the BarlinesTying Up Loose Ends Before the RenaissanceWelcome back to Between the Barlines! I’m your host, Dr. Maeve Berry, and today, we’re diving headfirst into the tying up the loose ends of our first season! We are going to explore the Ars Subtilior, Italian Trecento music, and the 14th-century madrigal.
2025-03-1208 min
Between the BarlinesWhat are the formes fixes?Welcome back to Between the Barlines! Today we are going to learn about one of the last concepts in medieval music that ultimately helps us transition to the Renaissance. This episode is all about the French “formes fixes.” The formes fixes—which translates from French as "fixed forms"—were a set of structured poetic and musical forms popular in France between the 13th and 15th centuries. These forms include the ballade, virelai, and rondeau.Links to examples of formes fixes:Ballade: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyGhW9JKOz8Virelai: https://www.youtube.com/watc...
2025-03-1007 min
Between the BarlinesMusic Theory Friday: isorhythm and its analysisWelcome back to Between the Barlines AND another episode of Music Theory Friday!! We’re diving into a concept that might not be on your radar 24/7 when we are talking about analyzing music in general, but this concept has played a vital role in the evolution of Western music. This concept is called isorhythm. Scores for Machaut isorhythmic motet:unedited: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QhfZ71iZE8l6DMDLdWMMiJ9f2GbcoC64/view?usp=sharingedited: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dedeZeNYLUvrhdJCrrs28BHk3U8O5yIc/view?usp=sharing
2025-03-0706 min
Between the Barlines14th Century Musical DevelopmentsWelcome back to Between the Barlines! Today, we’re diving into the world of 14th-century music. We will talk about Ars Nova and some contributing composers to this new movement.
2025-03-0505 min
Between the BarlinesThe Beginnings of the MotetWelcome back to Between the Barlines! I am your host, Dr. Maeve Berry, and I am thrilled that you’ve tuned into today’s episode! We are approaching the end of the medieval era, so before we dive into the renaissance era, I want to take the next three or so episodes to tie up all of the loose ends. In today’s episode, we’re talking about the origins of the motet—one of the most significant musical forms of the medieval and Renaissance periods.Links to videos:Factum est salutare/Domine: https://www.youtube.co...
2025-03-0306 min
Between the BarlinesMusic Theory Friday: OrganumWelcome back to Between the Barlines! This is our third installment of music theory Fridays! This is a little bit of a mini episode because we only have one major thing to talk about. Our topic today deals with one of the earliest forms of Western polyphony: organum.
2025-02-2803 min
Between the BarlinesPolyphony in the 13th CenturyWelcome back to Between the Barlines! I have a very exciting episode for you today because we’re taking a deep dive into one of the most pivotal developments in Western music: the rise of polyphony in the 13th century! We have been so focused on monophonic songs, including a trip to the church for Gregorian chant and a trip to places like France for the songs of the troubadours and trouvères and Germany for the Minnesingers! By the 13th century, something extraordinary was happening: melodies started weaving together, creating a tapestry of sound that would forever change the...
2025-02-2604 min
Between the BarlinesSecular songs between the 11th and 13th centuriesWelcome back to Between the Barlines! Today we are going to explore different types of songs prior to the renaissance era in western classical music! If you haven’t listened to any of the previous episodes from this season, please give those a listen because many of the aforementioned topics help us understand how the music we are going to start talking about today developed.Information taken from personal notes, Burkholder’s History of Western Music, and various aurally cited websites.
2025-02-2404 min
Between the BarlinesMusic Theory Friday: Sightreading and the Guidonian HandWelcome back to Between the Barlines! You’re in for a very special episode today because it’s Music Theory Friday! Today we are going to wrap up important theory practices in the medieval era of music. These practices have helped shape how we teach and learn to sight read today. Link to video on using Guidonian Hand: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlleweQuq14&list=FLauoGSS-pPYvKwgqMVGgM4g
2025-02-2105 min
Between the BarlinesHildegard von Bingen and extraneous chantsWelcome back to Between the Barlines! I am your host, Dr. Maeve Berry. In today’s episode, we are going to learn about more forms of chant that we see in a mass and explore a very important figure in the 12th century who was a prolific composer of sacred chant. Featured chant is taken from a concert performed in October of 2023 by Voices in Rochester, NY. Here is a link to that full concert which was recorded and live-streamed by Incarnate Word Church. https://www.youtube.com/live/kOdDehWTd14?si=Oa6YKeghNp_Op4NLHi...
2025-02-1908 min
Between the BarlinesThe Order of the MassI hope you’re enjoying exploring what we classify as the medieval times in music. Today, we are going to take some time to learn about the parts of the mass, some of which are variable and others that are invariable. Recommended Recordings:Rheinberger Mass in E-flat major: https://open.spotify.com/album/1s80FVp437mFKdUa4Tm8hn?si=9Ck9dqN2Ree_2Pp9odri5QByrd Mass for 5 Voices:https://open.spotify.com/album/5o2Vzb7bgZHzE5sHh2T38o?si=_dtOanSpRQKOsSdHMIGd_ADuruflé Requiem (organ): h...
2025-02-1706 min
Between the BarlinesMusic Theory Friday: Church Modes!Welcome back to Between the Barlines! I am especially excited for today’s episode, because we will only be talking about MUSIC THEORY! In order to help you study for large comprehensive music exams, I am going to take a couple of our Friday episodes to end the week to review some music theory topics. Following along chronologically in our learning, it only felt right to spend today’s short episode talking about church modes!
2025-02-1409 min
Between the BarlinesThe Church and its Foundational TropesWelcome back to Between the Barlines! In today’s episode we will begin to take a look further down the timeline and talk about how the church provoked musical changes in the first millennium.Link to Noel Jones's guide on singing Gregorian chant notation: https://www.ststephenvc.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/beginner-guide-chant.pdf
2025-02-1205 min
Between the BarlinesAntiquity in GreeceToday, we are going to chat about Ancient Greece and how much of what happened in the centuries between Babylonian times and the 1st Century AD have shaped the foundation of music.
2025-02-1005 min
Between the BarlinesAntiquity: Influences from Asia and EuropeIn today's episode, join Dr. Maeve Berry in exploring antiquity in Mesopotamia and Asian countries before the first century AD. The episode touches on expansions in instruments, scales, and the usage of important ancient texts.
2025-02-0705 min
Between the BarlinesPrehistoric Music and the AntiquityToday, Dr. Maeve Berry briefly explores the topic of monophony and how it has impacted the traditions of folk song, chant, and improvisation. Tune in to the next episode to dive a little deeper into certain areas of the world in which these topics flourished.
2025-02-0503 min
Between the BarlinesPreview Episode: Let's conquer the comps!Dr. Maeve Berry explains the goal of beginning this podcast: helping YOU prepare for the most difficult portion of your degree!
2025-02-0500 min