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Newsgroups: net.music.classical
Subject: Re: Want Advice
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Date: Tue, 8-May-84 10:13:02 EDT
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Posted: Tue May  8 10:13:02 1984
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This is to the person who wanted a short list of pieces as an
introduction.  Of course, nothing beats live performances, but,
lacking that, you can probably listen to recordings at a local
library.  Here is my list, intended as a broad introduction to
Western music: (dates are approximate)

	(1) des Prez, Missa "L'homme arme'"		(1500)
	(2) Monteverdi, Opera "L'Orfeo"			(1607)
	(3) Corelli, Concerto Grosso, Op 6 #8		(1700)
	(4) Bach, Brandenberg Concerti			(1721)
	(5) Vivaldi, Concerti "The Seasons"		(1725)
	(6) Haydn, String Quartet, Op 20 #2		(1772)
	(7) Mozart, Symphony #39			(1788)
	(8) Beethoven, Symphony #3			(1803)
	(9) Rossini, Opera "Il Barbiere di Siviglia"	(1816)
	(10) Schubert, Lieder "Winterreise"		(1827)
	(11) Wagner, Opera "Tristan und Isolde"		(1859)
	(12) Verdi, Opera "Aida"			(1871)
	(13) Brahms, Symphony #1			(1876)
	(14) Mahler, Symphony #2			(1895)
	(15) Debussey, Nuages				(1899)
	(16) Schoenberg, Pierrot Lunaire		(1912)
	(17) Stravinsky, Ballet "Le Sacre du Printemps" (1913)
	(18) Bartok, Violin Concerto (#2)		(1938)

If you wanted to cut it down to 15 pieces, maybe take away
3,9, and 13?  ...I don't know...  "Everyone to their own
tastes," as they say.  Good luck.
					Chris Tucci
					clt@ford-wdl1.ARPA