For this assignment you will listen to three contrasting classical works, analyz
For this assignment you will listen to three contrasting classical works, analyze them, and write a description of the three works. The listening you do will help you learn to listen actively, which will improve your enjoyment of all different styles of music. It will introduce you to some interesting classical music and prepare for your concert review next month. No special format is required for this assignment.
HERE ARE ALL THE LINKS TO THE YOUTUBE VIDEOS. ALSO ALL INSUTRUCTIONS FOR THIS ASSIGNMENT ARE IN THE INCLUDED PDF FILE.
IF POSSIBLE TRY NOT TO USE SO MANY ADVANCED TERMS KEEP IT TO THE BASICS IF POSSIBLE BUT IF NEEDS SOME ADVANCED TERMS MAYBE USED.
Julia Wolfe : Believing
Julia Wolfe is an American composer. Her style blends minimalism (a simplistic contemporary musical technique that concentrates on repetition and gradual changes) with rock influences.
Does this music concentrate more on storytelling, singing, or dancing?
How do Wolfe’s and Copland’s use of repetition compare?
Fanfare for the Common Man, New York Philharmonic, James Levine
Born in 1900, Copland was a statesman of American classical music. HIs Fanfare for the Common Man was commissioned during World War II. A fanfare was special music that announced the arrival of royalty. Copland turns this idea upside down by writing a fanfare for every ordinary person.
John Adams: Short Ride in a Fast Machine – BBC Proms 2014
John Adams is a California composer. This short energetic work is an audience favorite.
To consider:
In what ways is it like Fanfare for a Common Man? Believing?
How does the title influence your listening experience?