Answer one question from #1 then answer all questions under #2 and respond to at least two of your classmates.
1.Answer one of the questions based on your reading assignments, making sure to reference the book and include specifics in your answer:
•What literary sources and historical events have inspired contemporary composers in choosing their opera plots? How is this different from the first operas in the Baroque Period?
•How has technology influenced composers and performers? Include specific composers and pieces in your discussion.
2. Choose one piece from this week’s listening; LIST THE PIECE YOU CHOSE TO DISCUSS; and answer the following questions:
•How does the piece reflect the period it was written in? (Make sure you use terms specific to the period and style mentioned in your reading.)
•What are the performing forces (instruments and/or voices)? How are they used differently from previous periods?
•What is the genre of the piece?
•Who is the composer and why is s/he important enough to represent the period/genre/style? What makes this composer’s style/voice unique?
NOTE: Refer to the Discussion Rubric under the Rubrics menu for more information.
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