This assignment will require you to “attend” an online, pre-recorded, or in-person concert- info and links will be provided to help you start your search. You are to report on the concert, using musical terminology to describe what you hear. Be specific (use timestamps), talk about every work (or every movement of a multi-movement work), and feel free to consult outside sources to learn more about a specific piece.
Since this course covers the development and history of classical music, the concert must be a classical music concert- if you aren’t sure, ask!
Here are some sample questions: Who played? What kind of ensembles (if any)? Did you come across any composers, pieces, or genres that we covered in class? Was the program organized around a certain composer, time period, country, or style? Describe the works in terms of dynamics, tempo, timbre, “mood” or feeling. If the piece has movements, how do the movements relate? What time period is each piece from? Is the piece absolute or programmatic (this might take a quick search)? Do you know anything about the composer, and if not, are they connected to or influenced by a composer that we did cover? Please give your personal opinions as well- did you enjoy the experience? What pieces did you enjoy over others? What timbres or compositional techniques are interesting to you? What did you notice about the performer(s) or instrument(s)? I want to see both analysis of what you hear and each piece’s context within music history.
Guidelines: Report on approximately 60-80 minutes of music. 5-7 pages, double spaced, 12 pt. Times New Roman, 1-inch margins. Cite (MLA or Chicago both fine) if you use outside sources.
Here are some places to get started in looking for music for your concert report. Feel free to look on your own as well, and please do run things by me if you’re not sure whether something qualifies. This report (as is this class) is on Western art (“classical”) music, so pop concerts and Broadway for example do not qualify.
-Juilliard Digital Archives: http://jmedia.juilliard.edu/digital/collection/p16995coll3
-Juilliard’s livestream event calendar: https://www.juilliard.edu/stage-beyond/performance/calendar
YouTube accounts of musical institutions, such as:
-https://www.youtube.com/user/hrSinfonieorchester/videos
-https://www.youtube.com/c/laphil/videos
I chose two pieces from the Baroque era to compare that my Prof approved but let me know if you want it chnaged.
I can also send you all my notes from the class
