# Classical

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Category: Music
Slides: 12
Updated: 2026-05-15T22:18:42.366Z
Tags: music, classical

## Summary

A continuous tradition of written-down sacred and secular European music — from neumes scratched onto medieval parchment to sound files exported from Sibelius last week. Key sections include: Classical; Where it begins; The Baroque; The Classical era proper; The Romantic century; Modernism and after; Twelve composers worth knowing first; Forms you will meet; The orchestra, schematically; What to listen to first.

## Slide Outline

1. Classical
2. Where it begins
3. The Baroque
4. The Classical era proper
5. The Romantic century
6. Modernism and after
7. Twelve composers worth knowing first
8. Forms you will meet
9. The orchestra, schematically
10. What to listen to first
11. A glossary, briefly
12. Watch this performance

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