ALL1444-Z 12 Weeks Wednesdays 3:00-4:20 Start Date 28-Jan
Zoom Limit 25
Throughout the history of Western music, religious feeling and religious institutions have shaped and inspired many of the most beautiful and enduring works. Whether retelling Bible stories, memorializing the dead or simply supporting the everyday demands of the liturgy, composers have brought their faith to life across an extraordinary array of musical genres. Some of the resulting works use huge resources to make their points, moving between massive climaxes and periods of ethereal repose. Others compel attention through lean textures and the sheer force of unadorned argument. You’ll experience both kinds in this course, from major Renaissance and Baroque works to twentieth-century landmarks by Stravinsky, Poulenc and others.
Coordinator: John Temple 
John is a retired business writer, lifelong listener, long-ago music critic and 20-year Barnstable Village resident. This will be his 17th ALL course and, like the others, it will focus on a relatively narrow topic within the world of classical music. Prior examples have ranged from specific genres (chamber music, choral works, Mozart piano concertos) to topics that cross categories (nationalism in music, music of liberation, music of the 1930s, etc.).