Write a detailed comparison of any two listening selections (Billie Holiday’s Billies Blues and George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue) found in the textbook (The Enjoyment of Music Essential Listening FOURTH EDITION Kristine Forney and Andrew Dell’Antonio) Your music study should cover the following, in full sentences: Identify: The full titles of the pieces The composers’ […]
For part I, briefly comment on each individual piece of music, what might have caught your ear and what surprises you discovered in each piece. 1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wokx576v5Y0 Shostakovich string quartet #8 the Second Movement: Early to the mid-20th century: Is this a stereotypical slow and gentle piece of classical music for strings as so many […]
Choose a topic that interests you and use the Internet to research the topic and gather the information to create your project. You may want to refer to your textbook section Conduct Online Research in Module 2: The Web, pages CC 2-17 through CC 2-21. As you are researching your topic, be sure to take […]
Topic: Concert review Paper details: The Concert Experience and Concert Review As a part of your “music experience,” you will be reviewing three concerts during the term and submitting a review of each. You should have read the sample professional reviews provided in the ConcertReviews Download ConcertReviewsdocument. Because of concerns about social distancing, all three […]
Topic: Law of cabaret cards and the associated problems Paper details: The cabaret card was issued to NYC MUSICIANS and entertainers to work in night clubs . These cards could be revoked for many reasons. Some say this was a way to keep taps on entertainers, others say this was a direct form of discrimination. […]
Topic: Reflections on Beethoven: Eroica Symphony Paper details: youtube.com/watch?v=nbGV-MVfgec watch the Eroica Symphony write a reflection
Erica Buurman, director of the Beethoven Center Dr. Erica Buurman is Director of the Beethoven Center (Links to an external site.) and editor of The Beethoven Journal and the Beethoven Newsletter. The Beethoven Journal is a scholarly journal devoted to new research on Beethoven while the Newsletter is dedicated to all topics relating to Beethoven. […]
Watch and listen to Joker (2019), with the goal of discussing how the music enhances the drama. Choose from two to four specific scenes (which could include the beginning or ending of the film). Discuss specifically the MUSIC over the action. Description of the scene is perfectly fine, but try to keep that to its […]
Zine Assignment Due Date: November 10, 2021 by 11:59pm Summary: For this assignment, create a zine related to women and rock music and the issues discussed between September 15th and November 3rd. Think of it as a special issue of a magazine that touches on things such as challenges women faced in rock’n’roll/rock history, significant […]
Music Artist/Social politcal issue Description Taylor Swift who has written/performed songs/videos/live performances that directly confront a sociopolitical/civil rights issue. Write at least five pages about how this artist’s work has contributed to and relates back to the USA’s ongoing discussion (problem, tension, etc) of this issue. Include at least ONE song from the artist you […]
