History of Western Music

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Instrument Names and Abbreviations
Memorization and fluency
111  cards
Chapter 1 - Ancient and Medieval Worlds
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22  cards
Chapter 2 - The Christian Church in the First Millennium
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31  cards
Chapter 3 - Roman Liturgy and Chant
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24  cards
The Baroque Period
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194  cards
Chapter 20 - The Enlightenment
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31  cards
Chapter 21 - Opera and Vocal Music in the Early Classical Period
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62  cards
Chapter 22 - Instrumental Music: Sonata Symphony, and Concerto
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48  cards
Chapter 23 - Classical Music in the Late 18th Century
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47  cards
Chapter 24 - Revolution and Change
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31  cards
Chapter 4 - Song and Dance Music to 1300
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26  cards
Chapter 5 - Polyphony Through the 13th Century
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25  cards
Important People and When They Lived
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29  cards
Chapter 6 - New Developments in the 14th Century
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29  cards
Chapter 7 - Music and the Renaissance
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18  cards
Chapter 8 - England and Burgundy in the 15th Century
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6  cards
Chapter 25 - Romantic Opera and Musical Theatre to Midcentury
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21  cards
Chapter 27 - Romantic Opera and Musical Theatre to Midcentury
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12  cards
Chapter 28 - Opera and Musical Theatre in the Later 19th Century
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37  cards
Chapter 29 - Late Romanticism in Germany and Austria
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11  cards
Chapter 32 - Early 20th Century Classical Tradition
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32  cards
Chapter 33 - Radical Modernists
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20  cards
Chapter 35 - Between the World Wars: The Classical Tradition
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10  cards
Chapter 36 - Postwar Crosscurrents
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8  cards

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