Music compositions connected to the Baroque Period
Choose one important historical development or series of events from the Baroque Period and describe one music compositions connected to it in a short paper of 250-300 words.
You might:
- Reflect on the drama turn to art and literature in the Baroque period and associate this with one music composition from the Baroque
- Reflect on the new interest in the emotions (for example in philosophy such as Descartes Passions of the Soul) and a Baroque composition that might be heard as reflective of certain emotions
- Reflect on the rise of the political absolutism and one composition performed for a major ruler of the time
Your paper should contain three or more paragraphs:
- Paragraph 1:a description of the historical development or series of events
- Paragraph 2:the identification of a music composition associated with that historical development or series of events by its title, composer, and time period and a brief description of its music
- Paragraph 3:discussion of how the music is associated with its historical context
- Your paper should contain 250-300 words.
- After you’re done, go back and highlight all of the musical terms you used.
Citations
Any use of sources must be documented in MLA, APA, or Chicago-Turabian style [https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/section/2/]. Consult your syllabus for guidance on when and how to document sources so that you don’t commit plagiarism. You should only use signed sources (that is, sources that have a named author). You may use Wikipedia to help find signed articles, but Wikipedia should not be used as a source itself. Anytime you directly quote more than a phrase of five words from another source, you must enclose them in quotation marks. Reserve quotations for truly unique formulations or controversial statements; paraphrase (and cite) your source whenever possible. Read through your paper three times before you submit, revising where your prose is unclear or needs further explanation and correcting any errors in spelling, grammar or syntax. You can also use Smarthinking/Free Tutoring for additional proofreading help. Submit your paper to the dropbox as instructed.
The more important musical terms you properly use, the better your paper will be (try to use about 8 of these terms). When you use these terms put them in bold.