Music Assignment You are to write an essay of 5 typed pages which identifies why the subject is important and discusses his/her life and work briefly.  It should include quotes, and follow the essay form. (5 or more sources; thesis tells importance; discuss the music you listened to.)   For this assignment, you will need to choose a musician/composer, research him/her, listen to the music of this individual, and put it all together in an essay.  In terms of the music that you listen to, it is important to be familiar with several pieces/songs/albums of the subject.  If you choose a classical composer, you should listen to and discuss at least three major pieces (try to get a variety of works).  For other subjects, try to listen to music from several points in their careers.  You can check them out from libraries or buy them.   The music you listen to and write about must be listed on your work cited page. You can quote from 'liner notes.  I want you to place the piece/song in the context of the career of the subject and also write a paragraph that gives your own feelings about the music.  In this section only can you use the "I" pronoun.  (You do not have to limit yourself to three classic pieces or three 'albums' of the subject.) The list: Classical: Handel, Bach, Vivaldi, Telemann, Purcell, Mozart, Hadyn, Mahler, Tchaikovsky, Beethoven, Brahms, Dvorak, Wagner, Strauss, Verdi, Puccini, Chopin, Bruckner, Sibelious, Stravinsky, Copland, Varese, Debussy, Rachmaninov, Scriabin, Shostakovich, Cage, Feldman, Ives, Satie, Prokofiev, Barber, Britten, Hindemith, Ravel, Schoenberg, Webern, Berg, Bartok, Bernstein, and others Oked by me. Jazz: Louis Armstrong, Charlie Parker, Thelonious Monk, Miles Davis, Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman, Glen Miller, Cab Calloway, Fats Waller, Jelly Roll Morton, Scott Joplin, Dave Brubeck, Bill Evans, John Coltrane, Stan Getz, Art Tatum, Nat King Cole, Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Mary Lou Williams, Wes Montgomery, Chet Baker, Ornette Coleman, Anthony Braxton, William Parker, Steve Lacy, Kenny Dorham, Cannonball Adderly, Joe Pass, Cecil Taylor, Paul Chambers, Red Garland, Dizzy Gellespie, Lee Morgan, Dexter Gordon, Jackie McLean, Bud Powell, Blue Note Records…etc.    No matter who you choose, take time to listen to all the names on the list as you have time.  mp Suggested classical music to listen to: Just as there are certain films, books, and paintings that educated people should be familiar with, there are pieces of music that these same people should listen to and understand.  What follows is a shortlist of pieces that deserve to be heard by each succeeding generation.  If you have at least one ear on your head, you will inevitably find joy in this music. Bach—The Cello Suites (solo) (These could be the greatest pieces ever written.  Once you become familiar with them, it is interesting to hear a number of interpretations.);  The Well-Tempered Clavier ( Bks I/II);  The Brandenburg Concertos; The .

1. Music Assignment You are to write an essay of 5 typed pages
which identifies why the subject is important and discusses
his/her life and work briefly. It should include quotes, and
follow the essay form. (5 or more sources; thesis tells
importance; discuss the music you listened to.)
For this assignment, you will need to choose a
musician/composer, research him/her, listen to the music of this
individual, and put it all together in an essay. In terms of the
music that you listen to, it is important to be familiar with
several pieces/songs/albums of the subject. If you choose a
classical composer, you should listen to and discuss at least
three major pieces (try to get a variety of works). For other
subjects, try to listen to music from several points in their
careers. You can check them out from libraries or buy them.
The music you listen to and write about must be listed on your
work cited page. You can quote from 'liner notes. I want you to
place the piece/song in the context of the career of the subject
and also write a paragraph that gives your own feelings about
the music. In this section only can you use the "I" pronoun.
(You do not have to limit yourself to three classic pieces or
three 'albums' of the subject.)
The list: Classical: Handel, Bach, Vivaldi, Telemann, Purcell,
Mozart, Hadyn, Mahler, Tchaikovsky, Beethoven, Brahms,
Dvorak, Wagner, Strauss, Verdi, Puccini, Chopin, Bruckner,
Sibelious, Stravinsky, Copland, Varese, Debussy, Rachmaninov,
Scriabin, Shostakovich, Cage, Feldman, Ives, Satie, Prokofiev,
Barber, Britten, Hindemith, Ravel, Schoenberg, Webern, Berg,
Bartok, Bernstein, and others Oked by me. Jazz: Louis
Armstrong, Charlie Parker, Thelonious Monk, Miles Davis,
Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman, Glen Miller,
Cab Calloway, Fats Waller, Jelly Roll Morton, Scott Joplin,
Dave Brubeck, Bill Evans, John Coltrane, Stan Getz, Art Tatum,

2. Nat King Cole, Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Mary Lou
Williams, Wes Montgomery, Chet Baker, Ornette Coleman,
Anthony Braxton, William Parker, Steve Lacy, Kenny Dorham,
Cannonball Adderly, Joe Pass, Cecil Taylor, Paul Chambers,
Red Garland, Dizzy Gellespie, Lee Morgan, Dexter Gordon,
Jackie McLean, Bud Powell, Blue Note Records…etc.
No matter who you choose, take time to listen to all the names
on the list as you have time. mp Suggested classical music to
listen to: Just as there are certain films, books, and paintings
that educated people should be familiar with, there are pieces of
music that these same people should listen to and understand.
What follows is a shortlist of pieces that deserve to be heard by
each succeeding generation. If you have at least one ear on
your head, you will inevitably find joy in this music. Bach—The
Cello Suites (solo) (These could be the greatest pieces ever
written. Once you become familiar with them, it is interesting
to hear a number of interpretations.); The Well-Tempered
Clavier ( Bks I/II); The Brandenburg Concertos; The Goldberg
Variations (piano); Eventually you will want to listen to all of
Bach….or at least as much as one lifetime will allow.
Beethoven—All the symphonies, but especially the 5 th, 7 th,
and 9 th; All the String Quartets; Certain of the Piano Sonatas.
Brahms—The Fourth Symphony Barber—Adagio for Strings
Britton—Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes Debussy—
Preludes ( Bks I/II); La Mer; The String Quartet; The
Afternoon of a Faune; Clair de Lune Ravel—Pavane for a Dead
Princess; The String Quartet; Le Tombeau de Couperin;
Bolero; Mother Goose Suite Satie—Gymnopedies Mozart—
Piano Sonatas; Various Symphonies and String Quartets; Eine
Kleine Nacht Musik; Piano Concertos Stravinsky—The Firebird;
Petroushka; The Rite of Spring Prokofiev—5 th Symphony;
Peter and the Wolf; Romeo and Juliet Shostakovich—5 th, 7
th, 8 th, 10 th Symphonies; Assorted String Quartets; Hadyn—
88 th Symphony (Plus other late symphonies); Assorted String
Quartets Dvorak—9 th (New World) Symphony Copland—

3. Appalachian Spring; Billy the Kid; Rodeo Handel—The
Messiah (All the oratorios and operas are great.); Water Music;
Royal Fireworks Music; Concerto Grossi Vivaldi—The Four
Seasons Schoenberg—Pierre Lunaire, String Quartets
Mendelssohn—Midsummer's Nights Dream suite Mahler—
Symphony #1, 5, 9 Bartok—String Quartets, Concerto for
Orchestra