Об этом курсе: The Music of the Beatles will track the musical development of the band, starting from the earliest days in Liverpool and Hamburg, moving through the excitement of Beatlemania, the rush of psychedelia, and the maturity of Abbey Road. While the focus will be on the music, we will also consider how recording techniques, the music business, the music of other artists, and the culture of the 1960s affected John, Paul, George, and Ringo as they created the Beatles repertory. There is probably no band or artist that has had more written about their music than the Beatles. There are many good books on the band's biography, several insider accounts offering glimpses behind the scenes, books that interpret the meaning of the songs, and even books that catalog dates and people regarding the band. This course will try to synthesize much of that information into an account of the Beatles' development as musicians and songwriters.
Автор: Рочестерский университет
Преподаватели: John Covach, Professor of Music and Director
Institute for Popular Music
| Выполнение | 12-24 hours of videos and quizzes |
| Язык | English, Субтитры: Spanish |
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Программа курса
НЕДЕЛЯ 1
Introduction and Special Features
5 видео, 4 материалов для самостоятельного изучения
- Видео: Introduction
- Reading: Syllabus
- Reading: Grading and Logistics
- Видео: Recommended Books
- Видео: Andy Babiuk Interview
- Видео: Walter Everett Interview
- Видео: Beatles Equipment
- Reading: Music Fundamentals
- Reading: About the Professor
НЕДЕЛЯ 2
Early Day and Success in the UK
The Beatles as pop craftsmen. Study of cover versions at Cavern and Hamburg shows, Please Please Me, With the Beatles, and the singles from this period.
9 видео
- Видео: Organizing the Biography and Music
- Видео: Before Beatlemania
- Видео: Hamburg and Liverpool
- Видео: The First Recordings for Parlophone
- Видео: Please Please Me
- Видео: SCU – Love Me Do, Please Please Me, I Saw Her Standing There
- Видео: The Beatles and UK Pop, 1963
- Видео: With the Beatles
- Видео: SCU - She Loves You, I Want to Hold Your Hand
Оцениваемый: Early Day and Success in the UK
НЕДЕЛЯ 3
Success in America and the World
The Beatles begin to move toward the artist model. Music from A Hard Day's Night, Beatles For Sale, and singles from this period. From this point on we will closely follow particular authorship of songs, keeping track of John, Paul, and George as individual songwriters.
8 видео
- Видео: Introduction
- Видео: The Beatles are Coming!
- Видео: The Beatles in the Movies
- Видео: A Hard Day’s Night, the Album
- Видео: SCU - A Hard Day’s Night, Can’t Buy Me Love, and Any Time At All
- Видео: Beatles For Sale, Fall 1964
- Видео: SCU - I’m A Loser and Eight Days a Week
- Видео: Brian Epstein and George Martin
Оцениваемый: Success in America and the World
НЕДЕЛЯ 4
Pop Maturity
Increased experimentation, still mostly within the context of the pop single. The increasingly important role of the recording studio and recording techniques and innovations. Help!, Rubber Soul, and singles from this period.
7 видео
- Видео: Overview of 1965: Beatlemania Continues
- Видео: Help! The Movie
- Видео: From Craftsmen to Artists
- Видео: Help! The Album
- Видео: SCU - Help!, You’ve Got To Hide Your Love Away, I’ve Just Seen a Face, Yesterday
- Видео: Rubber Soul
- Видео: SCU - Norwegian Wood, In My Life, Michelle, I’m Looking Through You, If I Needed Someone
Оцениваемый: Pop Maturity
НЕДЕЛЯ 5
Psychedelia
The artist model comes into full bloom. The rise of importance of the album and idea-driven projects. Revolver, "Penny Lane," "Strawberry Fields," Sgt. Pepper, Magical Mystery Tour, and other singles from this period, including the tracks that would end up on Yellow Submarine.
9 видео
- Видео: The Rigors of Touring and the Freedom of the Studio
- Видео: Revolver: The Album
- Видео: SCU - Rain, Tomorrow Never Knows, Eleanor Rigby, For No One, Taxman
- Видео: On the Way to the Summer of Love
- Видео: Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
- Видео: SCU - Strawberry Fields, Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite, Penny Lane, She’ Leaving Home, Within You Without You
- Видео: Loss and New Directions in Fall, 1967
- Видео: Magical Mystery Tour: The Album
- Видео: SCU - All You Need Is Love, Fool on the Hill, Blue Jay Way
Оцениваемый: Psychedelia
НЕДЕЛЯ 6
A Co-Op of Singer-Songwriters
The White Album both begins a return to roots while also continuing the musical experimentation of the earlier music, but now each song is less of a group effort. Creative differences arise. The White Album and singles from this period.
9 видео
- Видео: 1968 - Events and Singles
- Видео: The Beatles (White Album)
- Видео: White Album - The Paul Songs
- Видео: SCU - Lady Madonna, Hey Jude, Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da
- Видео: White Album - The John Songs
- Видео: SCU - Revolution, Happiness Is a Warm Gun, Julia
- Видео: White Album – George and Ringo Songs
- Видео: SCU - The Inner Light, While My Guitar Gently Weeps, Piggies
- Видео: Yellow Submarine
Оцениваемый: A Co-Op of Singer-Songwriters
НЕДЕЛЯ 7
Get Back
Once there was a way to get back home. The Get Back sessions embrace a return-to-simplicity approach but are aborted. Abbey Road attempts to get back to the band's previous manner of working. Let It Be combines material from Get Back with newly recorded tracks. Abbey Road, Let It Be, and singles from this period.
9 видео
- Видео: Introduction
- Видео: The Get Back Project
- Видео: Get Back/Let It Be, The Album
- Видео: SCU - Let It Be, Dig a Pony, I Me Mine, I Got a Feeling
- Видео: The Grand Finale: Abbey Road
- Видео: Abbey Road: Side One
- Видео: SCU - Here Comes the Sun, Maxwell’s Silver Hammer, I Want You (She’s So Heavy)
- Видео: Abbey Road: Side Two (A Longer Day in the Life)
- Видео: Conclusions
Оцениваемый: Get Back
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Рочестерский университет
The University of Rochester is one of the nation's leading private universities. Located in Rochester, N.Y., the University provides exceptional opportunities for interdisciplinary study and close collaboration with faculty through its unique cluster-based curriculum. Its College, School of Arts and Sciences, and Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences are complemented by its Eastman School of Music, Simon School of Business, Warner School of Education, Laboratory for Laser Energetics, School of Medicine and Dentistry, School of Nursing, Eastman Institute for Oral Health, and the Memorial Art Gallery.
Рейтинги и отзывы
Really a great course. Not so much technical musicianship, or personal stuff, but a very comprehensive journey through the evolution of their music.
I have been a Beatles's fan for many, many years. Have read a lot about them, but even that, I've found new information and interesting points of view during this course. I enjoyed it. Thank you, Professor John Covach.
This course taught not only the Beatles but an appreciation for pop music history
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JR
Muy buen curso, aprendí bastante y logré dimensionar el avance la música a través de la experiencia de los Beatles. Me hubiese gustado oír un poco más en cuanto al trabajo de George Martin o Geoff Emerick, pero en general el curso está genial!