Extra-credit assignment
Do the following:
Go to one of the following sites and listen to at least 10 minutes of music by any ONE composer listed below...of course, I'd love you to tell me you listened to more than just that....:
Ludwig van Beethoven:
Here
Joseph Haydn:
Here
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart:
Here
Gioachino Antonio Rossini:
Here
Or watch Beethoven's 9th Symphony in its entirety here:
Part I:
Then, print this paper off. With your parent/guardian sign that you listened to 10 minutes of one song by one of the composers below. Earn 10 (ten) extra credit points by turning this in. The points will count, however, only if all in-class/homework assignments are also completed.
Student’s Name
_____________________________________________
Parent’s Name
_____________________________________________
Part II:
THEN On the back, write a short biography of the composer (chose from one of the four above) with the following clearly stated:
When and where was the composer born?
What were his greatest works?
What were two of his character traits (i.e., for Beethoven, you might mention he was deaf...)?
What did you like best about his music?
Is writing a symphony a massive work, to you?
Could Britney Spears compose a symphony? (Remember, a composer like Beethoven had to create the music for up to seventy different members of the symphony orchestra and up to twenty different instruments...)
(To read some more about the numbers involved in writing a symphony go Here
