The Transition from Baroque: Music to 1760 -- The Background to Eighteenth-Century Thought -- Art and the Philosopher -- The Musician as Philosopher -- The Importance of "Taste" in the Eighteenth Century -- The Musician in Society -- The System of Patronage -- Printing and Publishing -- The Beginnings of the Public Concert -- Instructional Literature -- Music for Private Performance -- The Style Galant -- Solo Sonata with Basso Continuo -- The Trio Sonata -- The Solo Keyboard Sonata -- The Empfindsamer Stil -- Other Keyboard Forms -- The Song -- Music for Public Performance -- The Symphony -- The Concerto -- Words and Music on the Stage -- The Theater as a Social Center -- The Singers -- The Dramatic Conventions -- Italian Opera Seria -- Recitative and Aria -- Pastiche -- Italian Opera Buffa -- French Opera -- Opera in Italy -- Opera in German-Speaking Countries -- Opera in London -- Opera in Paris -- Embracing the New Style: Music 1760-80 -- The Social and Philosophical Milieu -- The Beautiful and the Sublime -- Literary Antiquarianism -- Sturm und Drang -- The Concept of "Classical" and its Opposites -- The Musician's Livelihood -- Concert Organizations -- Music Publishing -- Writings about Music -- Music in the Home -- Further Evolution of the Sonata with Continuo -- The Keyboard Sonata -- The Keyboard Sonata with Optional Accompaniment -- The String Trio -- The String Quartet -- The String Quintet -- Vocal Music -- Concert and Church Music -- The Emergence of the "Classical" Symphony -- The Symphonie Concertante.