I. Music of the Ancient and Medieval Worlds
1. Ancient Music and Philosophy
4. The Beginnings of Polyphony (and what polyphony is)
5. Music in Fourteeth Century France and Italy
II. A Rebirth: Music of the Renaissance
7. Josquin: The Next Generation
8. The Reformation and Its Effect on Music
9. Madrigals (they aren't always accompanied by dinners) and Other Secular Songs
10. Strike Up the Band: Instrumental Music Takes the Stage
III. The Baroque Period: The Music of Bach and Vivaldi
11. The Beginnings of a New Style
12. Chamber and Church Music in the Seventeenth Century
13. Music of the World in the Seventeenth Century
14. The Late Baroque Period: Italy and France
15. The Late Baroque Period: J.S. Bach and G.F. Handel
IV. Finally! Classical “Classical Music”
16. Classical Music and Classical Style
17. Instrumental Music Takes the Stage (Again)
18. Mozart, Haydn, and Quintessential “Classical” Composition
19. Beethoven: To Be Classical or Romantic, That is the Question
V. It's Not All Lovey-Dovey: the Romantic Period
20. What is Romanticism Anyway?
21. Innovation in Vocal and Piano Music
22. The Development of Chamber, Choral, and Orchestral Music
23. The Fat Lady Sings: Innovation in Italian and German Opera
24. Late Romanticism: Brahms and the Wagnerians
VI. Bucking the Trend: Music in the Twentieth Century
25. Is it Late Romantic or Modern?
26. Throwing the Baby Out with the Bathwater: Schoenberg and Friends