You will choose one classical music concert to watch online from these approved performances on YouTube:
Beethoven 9 – Chicago Symphony Orchestra – Riccardo Muti
Mozart – Requiem, K 626 – Gardiner
Dvorák: Symphony No. 9, PSO, Marin Alsop
There are two papers. Each paper must be two pages long, 1.5 spaced, Times New Roman, 10pt.
Research Paper:
DUE FRIDAY, APRIL 2 via email submission in MS Word or Google Docs at 2:00PM CDT.
After you have chosen your concert you will the piece on the program. It is best to research that piece (all movements) before you watch the concert.
You must research the composer and their life, their circumstances for composing the piece (commission? To dedicate to someone? For their own performance?), and the piece itself, i.e., what is its form, how was it received when premiered (did people like it?), and things such as what affect did it have on music.
Be certain to cite your sources using whichever standard method you choose.
