Assignment: Classical Music; Early Abolitionist Art and Literature
• Listen to one composition (for a symphony) by Haydn or Mozart, either at the websites below or in this week's Music Folder. Identify the work that you have chosen, and describe the way in which the composition expresses the specific qualities of the Classical music style. Use the key terms from the textbook that are related to that particular music style, and explain what you like or admire about the work. Compare it to a specific modern musical work for which you might use the term "classic" or "classical."
• Choose two paintings that demonstrate rococo art and describe their characteristics as compared to baroque painting. How do each of them define the artistic movement? Is rococo art more political than baroque? How was rococo art used in architecture?
• Explain whether you believe the representations of slavery in the visual arts (such as William Blake's illustrations, William Hackwood's cameo, or John Singleton Copley's painting) were more compelling and convincing of the injustices of slavery than the literary representations. In your explanations, use specific examples and consider both the audience and the content and nature of the work. Identify the literary or art form in modern times that you think is most effective at depicting injustice.
• In what three ways does the French Revolution differ from the American Revolution? Use three specific examples to support your point
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.