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Essay Instructions: MUSIC APPRECIATION ESSAYS.

Instructions:

I will need (19) nineteen-page essay on the MUSIC APPRECIATION course.
There are 19 separate questions need to be answered.
Please answer approximately one page per question.

I will include the music course materials from the textbook. (MUSIC ??" The Art of Listening, 8th Edition by Jean Ferris)

Answer the following questions in thoughtful and complete sentences.


1) In an essay, describe how a composer would incorporate rhythm, dynamics, melody, harmony and texture, and timbre into a composition to add interest and character. Remember to discuss what each of these elements does.

2) Use the instruments illustrated on page 37 to discuss the concept of tone and timbre. Include definitions of each term and how they relate to the instruments sound making capabilities.

3) Name and define three rhythmic elements that composers could use in their compositions. Show how each would affect the overall sound of the composition.

4) Using the listening examples #43, Kebjar: Hudjan Mas (Golden Rain), on page 283, and Listening Example #64, Maple Leaf Rag by Scott Joplin, on page 373, compare the following (in your own words, please): A. Rhythm; B. Timbre; C. Melody; D. Mood (how it makes you feel). You must name the piece.

5) How do you think the process of learning the basic musical elements and performance practices will help you advance your appreciation of the art of music? Be sure to include specific examples.

6) Using the illustrations found throughout chapter five, name the 4 families of instruments commonly found in an orchestra and discuss how tones are produced by each.

7) List the six vocal timbres and describe each of their characteristics (timbres).

8) Describe the differences between a band and an orchestra.

9) Discuss the differences between monophonic, polyphonic, and homophonic texture. List one musical style that you listened to which displays each particular texture. You need a different example for each texture.

10) Discuss the differences between consonant sounds and dissonant sounds, including the effect each might have on the listener. Which do you prefer and why?

11) In a short essay, discuss lasting influences of the Greek's aesthetic, scientific, philosophical, and religious concepts on the development of music.

12) In terms of the musical elements, why does Medieval music sound much different than that of today?

13) Listen to examples 24, Symphony no. 40 in G minor, K. 550, first movement by Mozart, on (page 188) and example 32, Symphonie fantastique, fifth movement, “Dream of a Witches’ Sabbath” by Berlioz, on (page 234). Compare and contrast the pieces using your knowledge of the musical elements and time period styles in which they were written. Remember to name the piece and the composer

14) Look at Figure 10.2 on page 103. How do you see this sample of Renaissance art and the music of the Renaissance in contrast to Figure 20.1 on page 211 (Eugene Delacroix’s Bark of Dante) and the Romantic style of music? Your answer must be at least one paragraph in length (3 ??" 4 complete sentences).

15) Discuss the differences between a symphony, a concerto, and a sonata.

16) Using listening examples #24 (Symphony no. 40 in G minor, K. 550, first movement by Mozart) , #32(Symphonie fantastique, fifth movement, “Dream of a Witches’ Sabbath” by Berlioz) & #45(Excerpts from Le sacre du printemps (The Rite of Spring) by Stravinsky, compare and contrast:
a) the styles of each piece relative to the music elements
b) what you have read about each composer
c ) historical events surrounding the period when each was composed


17) Discuss the differences between Classical and Romantic melodic techniques.

18) Name several factors which caused the Expressionistic style to occur, including reasons for the disturbing mental and emotional attitudes the artists sought to express.

19) While Americans are largely unfamiliar with the folk tunes of their heritage, why do you think the people of Japan continue to perform and enjoy theirs even today?




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Essay Instructions: This paper is for Music Appreciation class. I choose to research the history of Aaron Copland and wanted to put an extra emphasis on the the patriotic music that he composed. Such as, Fanfare for the comman man and the Lincoln Portrait. However, at this point it is not primarily important that the paper be soley on these two pieces. This research paper needs to be 1750 words. It is due by November 25th, 2012. Overall, the paper just needs to be a research paper about Aaron Copland. Thanks.
Per the instructions given for this paper, there needs to be at least 3 peer reviewed sources for teh paper. Peer reviewed sources are those reviewed by academic experts prior tp publishing an dinclude academic jounals and books. Websites that are associated with those types of journals and boods are acceptable except Wikipedia. A works cited page must be included as well as citations within the text of any sources used for the paper.

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Before I begin my posting: I ended up with a third CD, that was stuffed inside my textbook, and the piece of music I am writing about is on it. Since I don’t know if everyone has a copy, here is a web site with a recording of it: http://www.organmusicians.com/play.asp?id=23

Prompt #6 - JS Bach, FUGUE IN G MINOR

During the Baroque period, music continued to develop and brake new ground, becoming distinctly different from the previous Renaissance music. Unlike the Renaissance music, Baroque music did not develop a single ideal style, but it did develop distinct qualities that can be used to identify a piece of music as Baroque.(Matthews 405) I would like to discuss one piece of Baroque music: Johan Sebastian Bach’s FUGUE IN G MINOR, which is also known as his “Little” fugue. I will examine what elements make it Baroque, how it reflects the influence of the culture in which it was created, how it differs from Renaissance music, and I will talk about how this work intrigues me.

One element that identifies this piece as Baroque, is the use of major/minor tonality. Bach composed this fugue in G minor. The “G” refers to the first note of the scale the work is written in, and “minor” means that the third note in the scale, B, is flat, or one half note lower than natural. Although Josquin des Prez was the first to organize music using major and minor scales, during the Early Renaissance, it was the composers of the Baroque period that developed major and minor tonality.(Matthews 320, 405) A second element that identifies this piece as Baroque, is the expressiveness of it. Bach has created a complex work that has a variety of tempos, tones, and overlapping melodies. It starts out slow, and builds. It continues to build, and the tempo increases. It is anything but slow, stately and reserved.

During the time Bach composed FUGUE IN G MINOR, master musicians were experimenting with a growing variety of new instruments. During the High Renaissance, painters refined the techniques of the Early Renaissance, becoming master-painters, and developing more complex works. The same thing occurred for music, during the Baroque period. Master musicians developed more complex works, utilizing their new variety of instruments.

The most obvious difference, between Bach’s fugue and Renaissance style music, is the fact that this piece is 100% instrumental. During the Renaissance, music was primarily design to be sacred, like sung prayers, in prevailing styles like motets and masses, which were sung a cappella. Even during the High/Northern Renaissance, “Instrumental music still played a secondary role to the human voice...”(Matthews 349)


The primary aspect, of Bach’s “Little” fugue, that intrigues me, is the complexity and difficulty of the piece. It is a virtuoso piece written for the pipe organ, which is yet another indicator that this is a Baroque work. This is my favorite piece by Bach. It has been ever since I first heard it, in a Music Appreciation class I flunked out of. I watched a video of a virtuoso playing this piece, on a pipe organ. I was mesmerized and amazed. I could not believe that he was playing the underlying melody; once with either hand, and once with his feet! I love the marvelously uplifting melody and tempo of the piece, and I find myself whistling it often, when I am in a good mood.

Bach’s FUGUE IN G MINOR exhibits obvious characteristics that indicate it is a Baroque work: the tonality of the piece, with it being written in G minor, and the overall expressiveness of the composition. It reflects the culture of the time in which it was written; a time when master musicians were exploring a new variety of instruments. The strictly instrumental aspect of the fugue sets it apart from earlier Renaissance works. All of these differences combined have resulted in a piece of music that is uniquely Baroque, very uplifting, and which I am glad to have had the opportunity to discuss.


Thank you for sharing Bach's Fugue in G Minor with the class. I agree with your comments about the complexity of this piece; yet it feels light, uplifting:

Matt Wrote: I could not believe that he was playing the underlying melody; once with either hand, and once with his feet! I love the marvelously uplifting melody and tempo of the piece, and I find myself whistling it often, when I am in a good mood.

QUESTION 1)
As we listen to this music, I wonder if we can imagine the architectural design that fits with it....which of the following 'interiors' would more closely connect with the Fugue in terms of style and feeling (oh, and why):

QUESTION #2
how do we treat the creative and intellectual geniuses of our time? And why?

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