Make-Up Report

Name: _________________________ Date missed: ______________

Reason: __________________

Choose a composer, contemporary or historical, and answer the questions

below.

Composer: _______________________________

Birth and Death: ______________________

Composer’s education:
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Major life events of the composer:

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Major world events during the composer’s lifetime:

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Is there evidence that the world events influenced the composer’s writings?
Explain.
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Major works with dates:

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Choose a major work, listen to it carefully and answer the questions

below.

Which major work did you listen to? _______________________________

Why is this particular piece considered a “major work”?

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How many movements are in it? ___________________________________

What kind of musical group is it written for? _________________________

List the instruments and/or voices that perform this work:

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Was there a conductor? If so, who? ________________________________

What is the basic form of the work? ________________________________

Who performed the recording you listened to?

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When was it recorded? __________________________________________

Under what label was it recorded? _________________________________

The following is an opinion question so back up your opinion with facts.
Did you like the piece? Why or why not?
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Will you seek out more pieces written by this composer to listen to?
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Will you seek out more pieces of this style written by other composers to
listen to? _____________________________________________________

List 5 other composers and one major work for each composer who were
alive during your composer’s lifetime.

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Composer List for Report

Popular

Bob Dylan
John Lennon
Paul McCartney

Jazz/Big Band

Duke Ellington
Glen Miller
Louis Armstrong

Classical Orchestral/Band/Vocal

Ludwig Van Beethoven

Igor Stravinsky
Frank Tichelli

Popular Orchestral/Band/Vocal

John Williams
Scott Joplin

If you would like to do your report on a different composer, just get

him or her approved by Mrs. Reynolds first.