Assignment 5 Virtual Concert Report
To complete this assignment, you will need to refer to the YouTube links in the Announcements section of the homepage. You will need to set aside at least an hour for listening and analyzing the music as outlined below. This is a listening assignment (and not a research assignment) so please listen to the entire example and analyze based on what you hear. Any concert report that contains information from other sources will receive reduced or no credit.
You are to write the equivalent of a 2-3 page report giving a review of the concert you "attended." Your review must include the following:
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- What kind of listener were you (see the lecture on "Types of Listeners)?
- What pieces were performed?
- If there are multiple movements (as described in the "instrumental music" section of the Classical Period), each must be analyzed separately.
- Explain how the instrumental groups were arranged onstage for each example. You do not have to list each instrument, but describe where groups of instruments were located on the stage. If there is a soloist, explain his/her position on stage.
- Explain the role of the conductor in the concert. Did the conducting gestures and motions seem to be conveying the feeling of the music? Was the conductor dramatic or understated?
Analyze each piece played in the concert with following criteria from the course:
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- Unity and Variety - which elements of music change and which stay the same throughout the different pieces/movements?
- Purpose of the Music - is it program music? absolute music? utility music?
- Memorable features of the music - which elements of the piece/movement were most memorable? For example, did you tend to remember fast, exciting parts, or slower, lyrical sections? Did you hear a beautiful melody, or lush, rich harmony that stuck with you?
- Historical Period (you can look this up, since how would you know?)
- Did you enjoy the virtual concert? Why or why not?
Please submit your report online, by clicking Submit on the Submit Web Query Assignment page.
Have fun!Important Hint
We highly recommend you type your answer using any word processor (PC Users: You can use WordPad or NotePad. Mac Users: You can use TextEdit.). Please make sure you save your work as you go along. When you are done, CUT and PASTE your answer into the empty box. That way, if for any reason you loose your internet connection in the middle of typing your answer, you won't lose all the work you have done up to that point.
THE VIDEOS YOU NEED TO WATCH ARE THESE PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE IN ORDER
Here are the selections for your virtual concert. Please watch them in order, and write your report in this same order. Use the instructions for Assignment 5 to complete your written assignment.
Overture to La Forza del Destino -Verdi
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHk1RmPzA5E
Piano Concerto No. 23 in A Major - Mozart
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-s68kHOnpiE
This is a work in three movements (as you read about in your lectures). Each movement must be analyzed separately. The first movement ends at about 12:15. The second ends at about 19:35. This is a piano concerto, so the focus will sometimes be on the soloist, sometimes on the orchestra, and sometimes they work together.
Intermission (if you were at a real concert, this is where it would be)
Symphony No. 5 - Tchaikowsky
This is a long, multi-movement work (there are four movements this time). The divisions between movements are listed on the page, but they are pretty clear and easy to figure out. This is a youth orchestra from Europe. Most of the people in this orchestra are 18-20 years old.