Episode 9: The Canon

Perennial Dissonance

English - September 08, 2011 16:24 - 23 minutes - 21.6 MB
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This week, we discuss the Canon of established Western Classical compositions that have "stood the test of time," including what it is, how it emerged, how one gets into the Canon, how one falls out of the Canon, and whether the thing is actually justified.

Errata: at about the 12'00", I used the word "Platonian" instead of "Platonic."