Writing Format and Instructions

1. Section One: Note the performer’s or ensemble’s name, the date, location,  time (if known) and performance medium (such as piano recital, orchestra concert, opera). Some concerts can have multiple performers, so please name each one.

2. Section Two: Make a table with three columns listing the music compositions in the order they were performed. Be sure to list any encores that might have been played. (Note that, depending on which concert is selected, the number of compositions performed could vary from several to a dozen or more.)

             Column 1 should be the title of the composition. 

             Column 2 should be the composer’s first and last names. In parenthesis write his birth year (year only) and death year (year only). If you cannot find a contemporary composer’s birth and date years by doing an internet search, indicate that in parenthesis under the name. Note that the person performing the music is usually not the same as the composer; the composer is the person who wrote the music itself.  The performer is the person who actually sings or plays the music.

             Column 3 should be the style period for the composition. Style periods should correspond to the dates when the compositions were composed. For this class the style periods are as follows: Medieval (400-1450),  Renaissance (1450 – 1600), Baroque (1600 – 1750), Classical (1750-1820), Romantic (1820-1900) ,  and Contemporary (1900-today).

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3. Section Three:  Write a description of each work performed; include each work’s mood, tempo, dynamic level (how loud or soft), and length. Make a new paragraph for each work.

4. Section Four: Describe the concert environment. 

            Include the following:

            1. A description of the physical layout of the performance hall or venue. Be sure to include the audience seating or standing in relation to the performers. 

            2. The clothing of the performers. Describe what people are wearing. If the men and women have slightly different clothing, note that information.

            3. The clothing and behavior of the audience members (if visible in the video).