As opposed to a research paper, this assignment is intended to help you sharpen your skills in thinking and writing about music experienced while witnessing a ‘live’ performance. Although your original observations are the main focus, it is important that you demonstrate the knowledge and vocabulary below.
Be sure to watch the concert here and follow the instructions below;
In reference to the video above please follow the following instructions;
Choose one piece/movement and listen to it in terms of musical style. What does it tell you about the characteristic qualities of the composer and the genre?
-What aspects of the piece reveal it to be representative of a particular historical period? How does this type of listening affect your experience of the piece?
-Choose another piece/movement and listen to it in terms of tone color. Do the dynamics/articulation/textures vary? What effect does the variation or lack thereof have on the listener?
-Choose one piece/movement and listen to it in terms of its form . Summarize the results. How well can you do this during a single hearing of the piece? Is this type of listening rewarding to you?
-Out of the three pieces compare one of them to a Beethoven or Mozart piece using the three Copelandian modes of listening.
-What is the relative value of these different modes of listening? What other modes of listening can you imagine? What would you prefer?
