Thursday, April 24, 2008

Orchestral Music Essay

QUESTION: Orchestral Music Due Monday May 5th

You are going to make a presentation to your music class on orchestra music. Your talk is entitled “The orchestra: a unique voice of expressive power.” It will be based on TWO or more works you have studied.

Prepare notes for the talk. Compare and contrast the selected works and include the following:

(a) an explanation of the musical style(s) of the works
(b) comments on the cultural and/or historical contexts of the works
(c) an evaluation of the expressive power of the works.

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