Your first listening journal assignment is to write a full 3-page essay that pro
Your first listening journal assignment is to write a full 3-page essay that provides an analysis of one musical work relevant to Gateways 1 to 21 (found in Parts I and II of our course textbook) and studied in our class meetings. Your analysis should utilize the established methodology and parameters designated in our textbook and implemented in our class discussions. I have provided you with a list of suggested topics and works for consideration, or you may select a work on based on your own interests and investigations. If you would prefer to write your paper on a work outside of the suggested works, please discuss your plan with your instructor. Please do not write your paper on a gateway selection found in your textbook as it has already been analyzed.
You have considerable flexibility regarding how you approach your topic, but please develop an organized analysis that interrogates the most prominent elements of music and the most important of the five questions that provide the organizational foundation of our discussions: What is it? How does it work? What does it mean? What is its history? Where do we go from here? Your paper should be comprised of three to five pages of written text, and it should be written in standard academic English format (double spaced/ 11 font). Please include appropriate citations and a bibliography if you choose to consult source materials (all main style sheets are acceptable), and keep in mind that all papers are electronically reviewed for plagiarism. Most importantly, make sure that you fulfill the basic parameters of this assignment in your essay.
Here is the list of suggested topics or works to study based on our recent investigations of Gateways from Parts I and II in your course textbook (Music History to 1500 CE/ portions of Music From 1500 to 1900). This list also includes topics that we have not studied, but are perhaps areas of interest:
Music of Foragers: a music selection of the BaAka people or other Central African foragers (such as the BaBenzele)
Music of Nomadic Pastoralists: a compelling music example of Tuvan throat-singing by an artist or ensemble of your choice
Music of Horticultural Societies: a music selection by a panpipe ensemble of your choice from a horticultural society (such as the Kaluli people of Papua New Guinea or the Indians of Peru)
Buddhist Music: an excerpt of a Buddhist ritual practice featuring chanting
Christian Chant: a selection by a monastic choir featuring traditional Gregorian chant
Qur’anic Chant: a compelling example of Qur’anic chanting by a reciter from anywhere in the Muslim world
Early European Polyphonic Music: an example of four-part organum or a polyphonic mass setting by a notable composer from the Medieval period
Music of China: a compelling musical example of Chinese music featuring the qin or another traditional instrument
Music of the Middle East: a musical selection featuring the ‘ud, buzuq, or ney from the region of the Middle East
African Music: a compelling example of African music featuring mbira or a work that references traditional Shona music and singing styles
European Village Music: a compelling example of Bulgarian music featuring traditional instruments and dance forms
Renaissance Sacred Vocal Music: “Kyrie” from Pope Marcellus Mass by Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina or another notable selection from a Renaissance mass or motet
Renaissance Secular Vocal Music: Now is the Month of Maying by Thomas Morley or another notable example of an English or Italian madrigal
Renaissance Dance Music: “Passamezzo and Galliard” by Pierre Francisque Caroubel from the collection entitled Terpsichore compiled by Michael Praetorius or any other selection from this collection
Renaissance Lute Music: “Flow My Tears” or “Come Again, Sweet Love Doth Now Invite” by John Dowland, or any notable Renaissance work featuring lute
North Indian Classical Music: a compelling example of North Indian classical music by a composer or performer of your choice
Baroque Opera: “Dido’s Lament” (Act III) from the opera Dido and Aeneas by Henry Purcell or another compelling selection from a notable Baroque opera
Baroque Orchestral Music: Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D Major (First Movement: Allegro) by Johann Sebastian Bach (or another concerto grosso from this collection)
Baroque Sacred Music: Cantata No. 140 Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme (Fourth Movement: Tenor Chorale) by Johann Sebastian Bach or another notable selection from a Baroque cantata
Baroque Keyboard Music: Organ Fugue in G Minor (Little Fugue BWV 578) or Toccata and Fugue in D Minor (BWV 565) by Johann Sebastian Bach, or a compelling keyboard suite by Handel or Bach
Javanese Court Music: a compelling example of Javanese court music by a notable ensemble of your choice
COURSEBOOK IS ATTACHED.