Make-Up Report Name: _________________________ Date missed: ______________ Reason: __________________

Choose a composer, contemporary or historical, and answer the questionsbelow.

Composer: _______________________________ Birth and Death: ______________________ Composer’s education: _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ Major life events of the composer: _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ Major world events during the composer’s lifetime: _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ Is there evidence that the world events influenced the composer’s writings?Explain. _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ Major works with dates: _____________________________________________________________

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Choose a major work, listen to it carefully and answer the questionsbelow.

Which major work did you listen to? _______________________________ Why is this particular piece considered a “major work”? _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ How many movements are in it? ___________________________________ What kind of musical group is it written for? _________________________ List the instruments and/or voices that perform this work: _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ Was there a conductor? If so, who? ________________________________ What is the basic form of the work? ________________________________ Who performed the recording you listened to? _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ When was it recorded? __________________________________________ Under what label was it recorded? _________________________________

The following is an opinion question so back up your opinion with facts.

Did you like the piece? Why or why not? _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ Will you seek out more pieces written by this composer to listen to? _____________________________________________________________ Will you seek out more pieces of this style written by other composers tolisten to? _____________________________________________________ List 5 other composers and one major work for each composer who werealive during your composer’s lifetime.1.____________________________________________________________ 2.____________________________________________________________ 3.____________________________________________________________ 4.____________________________________________________________