Description
- Choose one of the pieces from this unit’s listening.
- Pick one that stands out to you and briefly (1-2 sentences) explain why this particular piece “caught your ear.”
- What are the piece’s unique characteristics? BE SPECIFIC and use your textbook as your reference! This should be the main part of your mini-essay. This is not opinion – these are facts that you have researched.
- Cite your sources (Links to an external site.) – including your textbook. Points deducted for not citing references. You may use MLA format. (Links to an external site.)
- Response should be one-two paragraphs. Use full sentences, no abbreviations, and check your spelling for full credit.
Thy Hand, Belinda…When I am laid in earth…With drooping wings (Dido and Aeneas) by Henry Purcell (Links to an external site.) Composer: Henry Purcell An example of Baroque opera. This is a recitative and aria (Thy Hand, Belinda…When I am Laid in Earth) from Henry Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas. |
The Four Seasons, Spring RV 269 (Links to an external site.)(performed by Fabio Biondi and the Europa Galante) Composer: Antonio Vivaldi Example of a concerto by the composer Antonio Vivaldi. This is Spring from The Four Seasons, a set of four violin concertos (Winter, Spring, Summer and Autumn). Each concerto is a musical depiction of a sonnet (a type of poem), each sonnet describing events during that season (winter chill. summer storms, etc). |
St. Matthew Passion: Erbarme dich (Links to an external site.) (sung by Damien Guillon – conducted by Philippe Herreweghe) Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach Example of an aria (Erbarme dich, mein Gott or Have Mercy, my God). This aria is a part of a larger work: the St. Matthew Passion by J.S. Bach, which is an example of a sacred oratorio. Cite the book please |