A biogrphy of Charlie Parker, noted jazz musician and the creator of bebop.

A comparison of today's modern and alternative rock music to classic rock, known also as rock and roll.

Comparison of the styles of piano music composition used by Frederick Chopin and Robert Schumann.

Showing how opera reformed itself from opera seria using two operas.

Evaluates a variety of music, all classical.

There is a correlation between music and culture, in that music is a distinct, diverse subculture within a given culture. Each musical era offers its own code of values, social forms, and material traits much as a culture does. Whether it is the Gregorian chants of the Middle Ages or the music of today's hip-hop culture, music is both an expression of the times and a personal and intimate expression of the artist.