History of Music and Great Composers

An interactive journey through the evolution ofmusicProduct InformationJourney through the Renaissance Baroque Classical and Romantic periods ofmusic history and examine the lives and works of 14 renowned composers.  Asyou travel through the four major periods of history learn about musicalinstruments and terminology and listen to excerpts of timeless compositions.Enjoy colorful photos paintings and illustrations. Product FeaturesIncludes the following modules:History of Music Navigate a timeline to visit various eras in musical history Background music from each era: Renaissance Baroque Classical Romantic and Modern Hypertext links for word definitions and musical examples Dozens of full-color illustrations Great Composers The lives and works of prominent composers are set against the history arts science culture and politics of their times. Hypertext links for word definitions. Interactive lifespan timeline shows when each composer lived relative to the stylistic periods and the other composers. Selectable musical examples for each composer. Windows Requirements Windows 95 98 Me 486DX2/66 or faster 8MB of RAM 1MB of hard disk space VGA card and monitor with 256 colors 2X CD-ROM drive Windows compatible sound card Mouse or other pointing device