Discussions

Discussion 1

Listen to one (1) 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”.

Requirements: 200 words, one scholarly source minimum

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Discussion 2

Select one (1) example of a literary work or a work of visual art from the 1800s—either Romantic or Realist in style—that responds in some way to the Industrial Revolution. Identify the work and the artist or writer, describe its features and style, and explain the manner in which it responds to the Industrial Revolution. Next, describe one (1) example of how either black slaves or white abolitionists used literature or the visual arts as a form of protest against slavery. Identify one (1) specific literary or artistic work of our day that effectively protests a social injustice

Requirements: 200 words, one scholarly source minimum

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Joseph Hayden was a renowned classical music composer in the eighteenth century. One of the pieces he composed was the symphony “surprise”. This composition did a lot to bring forth the various aspects of classical music. Just as the case is with any form of art, it cannot be regarded as the form it claims to be in the case that it does not have the said characteristics of that form of art (Koehler, 17). Hayden was keen to ensure that the surprise symphony comprised of all the qualities that were expected to be heard in a classical music composition. …

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