Professional Documents
Culture Documents
#1
assigned: January 30/31
due: February 6/7
Reflect on what you have heard. What musical features do these three
compositions have in common? What are the musical characteristics of the
Turkish music topic? Does the presence of a topic help you to better
understand the nature of this music? Why might composers choose to employ
shared musical topics in their works?
Write a 500-600 word response essay in which you address these and/or other related
issues. Form your own opinions and do not hesitate to incorporate your own reactions
as a listener.
Be sure to incorporate specific musical details from each of the three example
recordings to support your arguments.
Your TAs will inform you of the specific due dates and preferred method of
delivery for this assignment.
Musical Advocacy
Imagine that you have been asked by an orchestras board of directors to advise them
on repertoire selection for an upcoming concert season. The board would like to
introduce their audiences to works they have not heard before. They are seeking a
representative example of musical Romanticism. They have selected three unknown
compositions and would like you to help them choose one to program on a concert.
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Write a 500-600 word essay in which you consider both the benefits and
the disadvantages of our ability to hear and compare an early twentieth-century
composer perform his own music in sound recordings.