Assignment
INSTRUCTIONS
In your Individual assignment you will examine the early 20th-century musical era through key compositions and composers.
Further analysis of the context in which a work of music is created is explored. Listen to the Listening Guides: "The Twentieth Century and Beyond" to prepare for this assignment.
Review Stravinsky's "Le Sacre du Printemps" and Debussy's "Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun." Focus on how non-musical artistic disciplines (namely, poetry and visual art) played a role in their creation. Write a 10- to 12-slide Microsoft PowerPoint presentation that includes the following:
A comparison between Debussy's "Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun" and Stravinsky's "La Sacre du Printemps." How are they different from the music of the Romantic period? How do they reflect the influence of non-musical artistic disciplines (namely, poetry and visual art)?
A comparison between either "La Sacre du Printemps" or "Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun" and a song or musical work created since 1970 that was influenced by a contemporary, non-musical artistic discipline (like literature, poetry, film, or visual art). Compare and contrast how each composer used the inspiration of that discipline in their work.
The response should include a reference list. Double-space, using Times New Roman 12 pnt font, one-inch margins, and APA style of writing and citations.