Ep. 23: Composer, Music Historian, Pianist, and Educator, Robert Greenberg

If you love music, odds are you will love Robert Greenberg.

Greenberg describes music as “the best of what we are as human beings” – and you can learn much about it and some of its most accomplished composers, as I have, via his popular Great Courses.

In this interview, I had the opportunity to ask “Dr. Bob” about his own life's journey, as well as questions about history, great art, teaching, the determining factors in our lives, and much more.

Please enjoy this interview with the dynamic and articulate Robert Greenberg!

Robert Greenberg Links:
Website: https://robertgreenbergmusic.com/
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/RobertGreenbergMusic
Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/music-history-monday/id1390707588
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@robertgreenbergmusic

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Chapters

• 0:00 The Person You Want to Be intro
• 0:37 Introducing Robert Greenberg
• 6:20 Language-based creatures
• 9:19 "History and music are indivisible from each other"
• 11:51 Surrounded by music and art as a child
• 17:35 Where are the Mozarts and Beethovens today?
• 27:59 The role of suffering in great art
• 32:24 The dilemma of astronomical odds against career success in the arts
• 41:38 Post-college life
• 42:18 Moving to California
• 49:08 "The valley of death"
• 51:11 "I wanted to be a composer"
• 53:00 The teaching of history (and anything)
• 1:01:51 The Bob-o-cratic Oath
• 1:03:54 Music History Monday and Dr. Bob Prescribes
• 1:07:38 Thoughts on "movie music"
• 1:11:19 Tom Rollins and The Teaching Company
• 1:16:54 What goes into the creation of a Great Course?
• 1:34:46 Separating the art from the artist?
• 1:43:55 Coping with tragedy
• 1:55:21 Current aspirations