write concert report The essay on musical style in performance is based on your required attendance at one concert of Western classical music during the second half of the semester

write concert report

The essay on musical style in performance is based on your required attendance at one concert of Western classical music during the second half of the semester. Since there are currently no concerts being performed, you will “attend” one online, full-length concert from the list provided below. You will write a two-page essay (standard margin, double spaced) on the music that is programmed at the concert.

Choose ONE work from the concert and follow these steps:

1. Identify the type (vocal, instrumental, program, absolute) and the style period (example: Baroque or Classical, etc.). Where possible, draw comparisons to music of other styles.

2. Summarize the features of the type and the style period in your own words.

3. Describe two musical elements, such as dynamics, tone color, tempo, etc, as you heard them used in the piece.

4. Discuss the effect of these elements on your listening experience and mood. 5. Discuss how the piece fits the context of its type and style period.

A Thousand Years of Listening Spring 2021 Professor Tanikawa CONCERT ATTENDANCE AND ESSAY ON MUSICAL STYLE IN PERFORMANCE The essay on musical style in performance is based on your required attendance at one concert of Western classical music during the second half of the semester. Since there are currently no concerts being performed, you will “attend” one online, full-length concert from the list provided below. You will write a two-page essay (standard margin, double spaced) on the music that is programmed at the concert. Choose ONE work from the concert and follow these steps: 1. Identify the type (vocal, instrumental, program, absolute) and the style period (example: Baroque or Classical, etc.). Where possible, draw comparisons to music of other styles. 2. Summarize the features of the type and the style period in your own words. 3. Describe two musical elements, such as dynamics, tone color, tempo, etc, as you heard them used in the piece. 4. Discuss the effect of these elements on your listening experience and mood. 5. Discuss how the piece fits the context of its type and style period. DUE DATE: May 11, 2021 at 11am SHARP via email (st1651@hunter.cuny.edu) APPROVED CONCERTS*: 1. NY Philharmonic Plays On: https://nyphil.org/playson The following concerts are approved for this paper*: • • Bloch’s Schelomo and Brahms’ Symphony #1 (recorded Feb 2013) https://nyphil.org/watch-listen/audio/broadcasts/2021/blochs-schelomo-brahms-symphony-1 Gilbert Conducts Tchaikovsy’s Fourth (recorded Feb 2012) https://nyphil.org/watch-listen/audio/broadcasts/2021/gilbert-conducts-tchaikovsky 2. Keeping the Score: Michael Tilson Thomas and San Francisco Symphony has made some of their award winning series, “Keeping the Score,” which can be found on youtube. They are about 1.5 hours of documentary style show followed by a performance of the piece. You can review any of the following shows: Tchaikowsky, Copland, Beethoven, Shostakovich and Mahler https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5zFitBASEw *Please contact me for approval for other concerts