Mr. Silvagni
Second Quarter Paper Assignment
Due Date: 5/21
Topic: Composer/Major Works Study
Length: 2-3 pages, with a maximum of 5 pages
Details:
-Select a composer and major work pair from the list. Listen to the music.
-Include history of the time period. Include a history of the composer.
-Discuss the music you heard. You must use terminology described in class in your paper (ex. Talk about
where the melody and harmony are; talk about how the tempo and dynamics affect the song).
-Identify what instruments you hear. Try to describe what they are doing. Ex. Flute has the melody.
Music is all voices. Mix of strings and brass. Etc.
-You must cite at least one source. For citation help, use www.bibme.org
-Do not quote from a source without giving it credit. Plagiarism will not be tolerated. Anyone caught
plagiarizing, whether intentional or not, will receive a 0 for the assignment and receive an honor code
violation.
-Spelling, grammar, usage, and sentence structure ALL COUNT on your grade. PROOF READ!!!
-------Avoid fragments and run-on sentences. --Avoid writing how you speak to your friends (colloquialism)
-------Your vs. You’re
--------There vs. Their vs. They’re -----------Definitely do not misspell words
-FORMATTING: You must follow these formatting rules.
-The margins must be one inch on all four sides
-Use Times New Roman Font size 12
-Double Space with NO spacing before or after paragraphs
Please let me know if you have any questions about any part of this assignment.
Don’t wait until the night before to write the whole paper.
Baroque
Johann Sebastian Bach – Toccata and Fugue in D Minor
Johann Sebastian Bach – Air on the G String
George Frideric Handel – Messiah – Hallelujah Chorus
Johann Pachelbel – Canon in D
Antonio Vivaldi – Four Seasons – (Spring, Summer, Fall, or Winter)
Classical
Wolfgang Mozart – Eine Kleine Nachtmusik
Wolfgang Mozart – The Marriage of Figaro - Overture
Wolfgang Mozart – Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, 1st Movement
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp Minor, Moonlight Sonata
Ludwig van Beethoven – Symphony No. 3, 1st Movement
Ludwig van Beethoven – Symphony No. 9, 2nd Movement or 4th Movement
Romantic
Hector Berlioz – Symphonie Fantastique – Movement 1
Claude Debussy – Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun
Modest Mussorgsky – Great Gate of Kiev
Johann Strauss, Jr. – The Blue Danube
Richard Strauss - Also Sprach Zarathustra
Giuseppe Verdi – Requiem, Dies Irae
Richard Wagner – The Ride of the Valkyries