Music

Overview:Each student will research and write a biographical essay (of at least 1000 words) that examines the life and music of acomposer introduced in the textbook (or selected by the instructor). Each student will be assigned a composer inthe weeks to come.Details:The purpose of this assignment is to develop the skills necessary to analyze, synthesize, and critically assess research materials. A series of biographical questions will be provided for each student to address during the course of theirresearch.Requirements:The essays must be double-spaced and use Times New Roman, 12 Point Font.Students are required to include an annotated bibliography with a minimum of six (6) sources cited (two books, twojournals, and two web links). Both MLA and APA styles are acceptable. Please note, Wikipedia is not considered areliable academic source and will not be accepted. In addition, papers missing in-text citations will not be accepted.A rubric will be used to assess the project (See Attachment)Check the calendar for due dates.Listening Requirements:Students are required to listen to one complete work composed by the research subject and respond to question(s)about the musician’s music.Resources:Students are required to submit this writing assignment to Tutor.com. In addition, each student will be required to turnin the Tutor’s comments with the final draft of the assignment as proof that he/she made use of the service. The finalversion must also be submitted using Blackboard’s SafeAssign tool.References:Below are eleven (11) biographical questions for each student to address during the course of their research.1. When and where was the musician born?2. What are the names of the musician’s parents, their occupations and any additional facts regarding theirrole in developing the musician’s musical talent?3. What are the facts regarding the musician’s general education and musical training?4. What instrument, or instruments, (include voice) did the musician play?5. Based on the range of years of the musician’s life and work, to what traditional period of music historydoes he (or she) belong?6. What influences (i.e., family members, teachers, or established musicians of the day) helped to shape themusician’s musical work?7. What kind(s) of music (e.g., chant, opera, oratorio, art song, symphony, etc.) did the musician create overthe span of his (or her) career?8. After listening to one of the musician’s compositions, how would you characterize the music? Include thetitle of the piece of music that you are discussing and the details that illustrate the musical elementspresent in the piece (i.e., melody, harmony, rhythm).9. What is the most significant contribution that the musician has made to the history of music?10. When did the musician expire? Give specific details regarding the circumstances of the musician’s death?11. Recount one anecdotal story about the musician’s life or work that you discovered during your research?

Here are 3 concert suggestions for your review #2. However, feel free to choose any 3songs from any live concert from any jazz musician mentioned in the textbook. Preferably,all 3 songs reviewed should be from the same concert and artist. Concert review #2 is dueMarch 31st.Louis Armstrong live in Copenhagen 1933https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZvqvNYJmC4Duke Ellington Jazz Orchestra – Jazz Icons live (1958)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XmZkIgLN24A&t=340sCount Basie – live 1962 Jazz Iconshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lm2zFLKm_u0&t=2732sGuidelines for the Concert ReviewsView the YouTube video (sent by me via email). These YouTube jazzconcerts must be accompanied by a 2-3 page, typewritten, thoroughlyproofread (use Turabian or MLA as a guide for page formatting, citations, etc.)review which must be completed and electronically submitted Be sure to review 3 songs from the video.In addition to whatever you feel is significant to say about your experience,you must also list:1. the instruments that were played2. the ensemble name3. the performers names4. the venue5. the date of the event6. timestamps (in minutes and seconds, such as, the trumpet solo began at1:30 and ended at 2:13 etc.) for the beginning and endings of all solos7. timestamps for the beginnings and endings of the melody8. a detailed account of your personal impressions of the music (what youliked and disliked about it and why).9. Discuss the type of rhythm, style, tempo, form, meter, melody,piano/bass/drum techniques, and improvisation to the best of your listeningability.

A night at the opera was society’s entertainment long before radio, television, music players and streaming! Though the earliest recorded opera is Jacopo Peri’s Dafne, first performed in 1597, opera is still quite popular today. Consider why it has “staying power” (long-lasting) as you complete the assignment below:Listen to three (3) arias:Pavarotti “Che gelida manina Fiamma” Izzo d’Amico “Si mi Chiamano Mimi” from Puccini’s La BoehmeDiana Damrau Queen of the Night aria from Mozart’s Magic FluteBryn Terfel “Te Deum” from Puccini’s ToscaComplete the Opera table attached.Use Microsoft Word and run a spell check/grammar check (under the “Review” menu in Word).Correct grammar and spelling will be part of your grade.Then copy and paste your assignment into the Assignment Drop Box (not the “Comments” Box.)All written assignments will run through SafeAssign, Blackboard’s plagiarism checking tool. Be sure to pa

Answer the following questions in 3-5 paragraphs each.  Please review the rubric for this assignment before you begin (DIFFERENT than the rubric for weekly responses):  *Make sure to respond to ALL aspects of each question! Read each carefully!*  1. Compare the relationship between text and music in the following works: 1) Hildegard of Bingen’s “In Principio Omnes” from Ordo Virtutum, 2) Cruda Amarilli by Claudio Monteverdi and 3)  “Per quell vago boschetto” from L’Euridice by Jacopo Peri. (10 points)? For each piece discuss: 1) What is the nature of each composer’s approach to text-setting? 2) What is the musical texture (or textures)? 3) In what way does each composer use characteristics of the music to highlight certain aspects of the text (for example text-depiction or text-expression?) Cite two specific examples from each piece, using time-stamps.  (Check the class glossary on Canvas for a specific definition of the highlighted terms. Translations of the text for each work are available in the modules on Canvas.)  2. Compare the role of publishing in the life, career and legacy of the composers Barbara Strozzi and J.S. Bach. Draw from the assigned readings, as well as material discussion in lecture and your own ideas. Make sure to include parenthetical citations for any quotes or ideas drawn from the readings. (10 points)  3. Drawing on assigned readings, discuss the following: 1) the development of Gregorian chant as a codified style of chant in the Catholic church and the development of notation 2) the development of the printing press and the increased popularity of amateur music-making (ex: the madrigal). In your response, discuss two musical examples of each. Make sure to include parenthetical citations of any quotes or ideas drawn from the text. (10 points)

Many artists experience a moment that crystallizes their career goals. Describe what that moment was for you. Be specific and tell us how that moment continues to influence your artistic and academic work to this day.

CONCERT REPORT In partial fulfillment of the requirements for this course, you must attend a live music concert and write a report about the experience. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic however, most concerts everywhere have been either cancelled or postponed. But there are many live stream concerts and also archived live concerts that can be attended on line. Please choose one from the list I provided under Live Stream Concerts. Watch the whole program (they are each about one hour) and then write your report. You are welcome to suggest another concert but it should be music relevant to our class and I must approve it. Here is a guideline. Content Where and When did the concert take place? What was the makeup of the ensemble; instruments, singers, conductor … What was the style of music they played Description of the music (were there many pieces, only a few, tempo, dynamics, names of pieces, moods etc.) Flow of events. Give your personal opinions about the music. How did you respond. Make sure to support your opinions with solid reasoning. Writing Good written English is crucial. Always check your work for spelling and grammatical errors. Check that tenses agree. Make sure when you read your piece YOU understand what you are saying. Remember that written language is different than spoken language. Don’t use slang, abbreviations, idioms, or colloquialisms. Give structure to the piece; introduction, main sections(s), conclusion.

Submit a report on complete online classical music concert. The concert should be about two typed double-spaced pages. Electronic submission is required. The report should make use of at least eight terms which are either: Bolded text from Chapter 1, “Music Fundamentals.” or from later chapters The names of specific instruments (e.g. flute) or specific performing forces (e.g.choir)Please bold these terms in your text.Your paper should be in narrative format, well proofread. Below is an outline that can bemmodified to adapt to a narrative format that is organized by piece of music—that is probably the best way to organize if the concert has several different pieces on it. Your paper should combine a description of what was performed, some technical description of what you heard,and your personal reaction to the music.Note: I have retained all of the information regarding concert attendance that would be given during the fall or spring terms. Not all of this will be applicable to an online concert viewing. You won’t have a ticket or printed program to attach, for instance. So you can ignore any questions that would pertain only to live events. SInce you are watching videos, you may also want to comment on the way the concert was filmed. 1. What concert did you attend? Where was it? When was it? Is your ticket or program book attached? 2. The performers How many took part? Were there soloists? ensembles? (Identify ensembles by name or type.) Was there a conductor? 3. The music What specific pieces were performed? Identify by composer and title.Was the music primarily instrumental or vocal or a combination?Were there a variety of styles and genres represented? What musical eras were represented? (Middle Ages, Renaissance, Baroque, Classical,Romantic, 20th-Century, Contemporary) 4. The performance What was your opinion of the performance(s)? [Provide details for each major work on the program.]If there was a conductor: Did he/she have rapport with the musicians? Did the gestures seem to have musical meaning?If there was a soloist: Did he/she have rapport with the other musicians? How was the solo performance?If chamber music: How did the individuals play together as a group? 5. Personal observations What impressed you most about the concert?What impressed you most about the performer(s)?What did you like the least?How helpful to you were the program notes (if any)?Did you find yourself listening differently? Were you asking yourself questions about what you were hearing? If so, explain.What if anything would you like to go back and hear more of? Was there a particular performer,composer, genre, instrument, that you found interesting enough to pursue in greater depth?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wccl7h3hMg&feature=youtu.be Write a report about the concert performance following guidelines in the “Guide to Writing a Concert Report” and standards listed in the Concert Report Rubric.Include the following:1.    Concert performer(s) and program content, including title and composer as performed in sequence (10%)2.    Details of the performance venue, including venue, arrangement of musicians and instruments, descriptions of instruments, and audience responses (20%)3.    Musical elements for each of the two movements following the “Guide to Writing a Concert Report” – use time marks (00:00) as a reference in the narrative (70%)Show that you’ve learned something in this course. Use your newly developed musical vocabulary. Don’t say, for example, “The instruments moved the melody around.” Rather, say specifically, “The violins convincingly effected a modulation of the theme through different keys from 0:45-1:24.” (Which keys doesn’t matter; you’d have to have perfect pitch to know that, and only 1 person in 10,000 has perfect pitch.)Use correct vocabulary. Please don’t call an overture or a set of instrumental variations a “song.” This will drive your instructor berserk. It is a piece, composition, work, symphonic movement, and so on. Unless there is a text and your piece is sung, it is not a song. 800 word count minimum required for credit.

The following URL is for a biography of the great Egyptian singer Um Kulthum.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZB19Wx1_BE&t=190s   If there is a problem clicking on this link, please copy and paste it directly into your internet browser. In a few paragraphs, please note important aspects of her life and career.  For instance, what was unusual about her upbringing?  How widely popular was she?

Write a report about the Beyonce concert performance following guidelines in the “Guide to Writing a Concert Report” for Pop Music and standards listed in the Concert Report Rubric.Include the following:800 Minimum Word Count1) All performers and program content, including titles as performed in sequence. How does the artist or group alternate pieces or arrange the sequence of the songs (and here they usually are songs) so as to build to a final climax and keep the audience with them at all times? (20%)(2) Details of the performance venue, including venue, arrangement of musicians and instruments, descriptions of instruments, and audience responses.  Does the singer or band perform many new pieces or please the fans by playing mostly the artist’s best-known songs? Does the audience sing along with the musicians? Is there dancing in the aisles or up front, in front of the musicians? If so, this is a sure sign that the performers have done a good job of literally “moving” the listeners. Analysis is yielding to emotion. (20%)(3) Musical elements for each of the pieces performed (listed below) following the “Guide to Writing a Concert Report” for Popular Music – use time marks (00:00) as a reference in the narrative. As you may have noticed, most classical music concerts consist of known pieces performed in a traditionally accepted way; spontaneous creativity is kept closely in check. How do the artists at your pop concert demonstrate creativity by doing the unexpected, by suddenly improvising, for example? (50%)(4) Do you sense that there is more of a sense of community and social bonding at your pop concert than at a typical concert of classical music? If so, why might that be? (10%)Again, show that you’ve learned something in this course. Use your newly developed musical vocabulary. Be specific, such as “The violins convincingly effected a modulation of the theme through different keys from 0:45-1:24 to heighten the anticipation of the ending.”  Use correct vocabulary! Use terminology in the Music Styles Guide.  There is not such thing as ‘upbeat’ in the music elements vocabulary.  If using the term “upbeat,” you must describe specific elements of melody, tempo, rhythm, etc. to receive credit.02:30 At Last07:15 If I Were a Boy11:35 Crazy in Love15:30 Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)19:36 Grown Woman25:00 I Will Always Love You26:30 Halo