Junior High Assignment Due Jan. 17

Assignment: Due Jan. 17

Listen to the following pieces by Mozart which we have also discussed in class at least 5 times through each. Be prepared to hear a brief selection from any of them and be able to identify them. I will be playing selections from each pieces themes, so pay attention to the musical themes of each piece.

Also, be able to explain the following terms:
Concerto
Theme
Wind Instrument (be as specific as possible)
Allegro


Mozart Piano Concerto No. 12 first movement



Eine Kleine Nacht Musik first movement: Allegro


Serenade for Winds No. 12 first movement: Allegro

High School Asignment 2

Due: January 16

1) Write a one page biography of Johann Sebastian Bach.

2)Be sure to give important dates from his life. Listen to the following pieces of his in preparation for a quiz.


Cello Suite No. 1 Prelude by Johann Sebastian Bach


Air on the G String by Johann Sebastian Bach


Jesu Meine Freude by Johann Sebastian Bach
(an excellent example of Bach's choral writing. This is a hymn for a Lutheran Service)


Wachet Auf (Sleepers Awake!) Johann Sebastian Bach
Note: this recording is filmed in a Lutheran Church in Freiburg (Germany), a church that looks much like a church Bach would have played at. Also notice the absolute physical beauty, as well as the beauty of sound of the organ. The organ was Bach's favorite instrument and the one in which he shines as a composer. This piece is one of the hundreds of pieces he wrote based on various Lutheran hymns. The hymn in this example is an Advent hymn. The melody of the hymn is found in the left hand of the organist. Also, the figured bass (also known as the basso continuo because it plays continuously) can be seen in the pedalwork.



Fugue in G minor (the Little Fugue) by Johann Sebastian Bach
This is an excellent example of a Bach fugue. The piece begins with the theme played with one hand, which will be developed throughout the rest of the piece. Then, the second hand picks up the same theme, just starting on a different pitch.
At second 42, the melody comes in the third voice (also played with the hands). Finally the the melody comes in for the fourth time with the feet playing it in the pedals. Listen for that melody throughout the entire piece-it pops up again and again.

HS trimester 2 assignment 1

Due: December 12
Assignment: Listen to the following pieces and be able to identify the name and composer of each piece

from Germany: The opening chorus to St. Matthew's Passion by Johann Sebastian Bach


from England: Dido's Lament from the opera "Dido and Aeneas" by Henry Purcell


from Germany: Brandenburg Concerto Number 3 movement 1


from Italy: The Four Seasons: Spring by Antonio Vivaldi


from Italy: Dixit Dominus by George Handel


from Italy: "For Unto Us a Child is Born" from the Oratorio "The Messiah" by George Handel

JH Study Guide for Final

1) Know the dates, names and biographies of all the composers studied so far.
2) Be able to identify the name and composer of the music played for you.

HS Study Guide for Final

Study Guide:

1) Be prepared to identify the title and composer of ALL the pieces found on the blog.

2) Explain the characteristics (in as much detail as possible) of the music of each time period studied so far.

3) Know the composers studied

JH Assignment 4-Due Nov. 7

Be able to identify the name and composer of the following pieces by Antonio Vivaldi:

The Four Seasons: Spring


The Four Seasons: Summer


The Four Seasons: Autumn


The Four Seasons: Winter


Stabat Mater

High School Homework 4-due Nov. 7

1. Write a one-page biography of Tomas Luis Victoria. No on-line sources. Be sure to explain the cultural and religious climate of the country and time he lived.

PLEASE NOTE: the final exam for trimester 1 will be held on Nov. 7. The study guide will be posted on this site no later than Oct. 31.

JH Assignment 3 - Due Oct. 18

Please write descriptions of the following instruments (one paragraph each) describing how each instrument works:

1) harpsichord
2) French Horn
3) Oboe
4) Flute
5) Lute

High School Assignment 3-Due Oct. 17

Prepare for a quiz, listening to all the music posted for high school so far, in addition to the following pieces. Be able to identify each by title and author. I will be playing selections from any point of each piece, not just the beginning of the piece.

Alma Redemptoris Mater (Johannes Ockeghem)


Huic ut Placuit (Montpellier Codex-Anonymous)


Edi Beo Thu Hevene Quene (anonymous)


Ave Maria (Josquin Desprez)


Deo Gratias (Johannes Ockeghem)This piece is a 40 part round (one line of music sung at 40 different times by 40 different voices) with only one phrase: Deo gratias.

Junior High Assignment 2-Due Oct. 4

Listen to the following pieces by Mendelssohn and prepare to identify them in a quiz. Listen to each at LEAST 3 times each in their entirety. I will be playing from different parts of the pieces, so it is essential that you listen to them all the way through.

Due: Oct. 4

Wedding March from a Midsummer Night's Dream


Song without Words No. 2


Trio Sonata (a sonata written for three instruments) in d minor


Hebrides Overture (Fingal's Cave)
This piece was written by Mendelssohn after having visited the famous cave in the islands off the coast of Scotland.

High School Assignment 2 (Due Oct. 3)

Listen to the following piece of music. This piece of music in an introit, intended to be sung as a processional at the beginning of Mass.
a) Translate the text.
b) Explain why this text is suitable as an introit.
c) Then explain what the music is attempting to convey on the following words:
1. Ad te levavi animam meam
2. Confide
3. Irrideant
4. Expectant non confundentur

Junior High Assignment 1

Listen to the following music at least three times through and be prepared for a quiz on the title of each piece and on the life of Bach.

Brandenburg Concerto 5 Movement 3


Orchestral Suite 2: Minuet and Badinerie


Toccata and Fugue in D minor


Cello Suite No. 1: Prelude


Singet Dem Herrn
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmljIjNufMs (or type in "singet dem herrn ein neues lied bwv 225" and listen to the first selection

Due: September 27

High School Assignment 1

Write two one-page handwritten (cursive) bios on Gregory the Great and Charlemagne. Be sure to include their influence on music in particular. Please note your source(s)–no on-line sources please.

Due: September 26 (next class period)

Concert Listings for High School

Concert Listings for Music Appreciation 2011-2012

The Hylton Performing Arts Center (http://www.hyltoncenter.org/ ) :
November 27th: Chanticleer Men’s Choir (Christmas Concert)
December 15: Vienna Boys Choir (Christmas Concert)
February 8: St. Petersburg State Orchestra (selections from Wagner, Prokofiev symphony, and Chopin Piano Concerto)
April 12: Moscow Festival Ballet (the ballet “Giselle”)

George Mason University (http://cfa.gmu.edu/ ):
October 8: Marinsky Orchestra (Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 8)
November 26: Chanticleer Men’s Choir (Christmas Concert)
February 4: St. Petersburg State Orchestra (Ravel, Rimsky-Korsakov and Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto no. 1)
February 24: Dusseldorf Symphony Orchestra (Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4)
March 4: Nordwest Deutsche Philharmonic (Grieg’s Peer Gynt Suite No. 1 and Brahms’ Symphony No. 1)
March 23/25: Virginia Opera (the Mikado comic opera)
April 13: Moscow Festival Ballet (Tchaikovsky’s The Sleeping Beauty)
April 14: Moscow Festival Ballet (Prokofiev’s Cinderella)

National Gallery of Art (Concerts are at 6:30pm on Sunday evenings. Free of charge) (http://www.nga.gov/programs/music/ )
September 25: Italian Art Songs from Monteverdi to Hayden
October 23: Piano Music by Franz Liszt
December 4: Beethoven’s String Quartets

High School Syllabus 2011-2012

High School Music Appreciation year III
Miss Black
2011-2012

Course Description: To recognize fine music and understand what makes it worth listening to by studying its theory, history and form. Last year, we discussed an introduction to musical instruments and form. This year, we will begin a more detailed study of the various musical periods.
*This course, although building on Music Appreciation year I and II, does not require having taken either.

Grade:
Quizzes: 40%
Participation: 20%
Tests: 40%
Concert Attendance: pass/fail

Texts: none, but access to the internet is needed. If this poses a problem for the student, please contact me as soon as possible. Assignments will be posted on the HFA music blog: hfamusica.blogspot.com

Please Note: As music is best experienced live, each student is required to attend any two concerts listed on the blog by the end of the year. Each family is responsible for coordinating the tickets and attendance. Parents must sign and date the attached slip for the student to receive credit for the attendance. I will be giving introductory lectures for each of the various concerts to aid the students in better appreciating the concerts.

Class Schedule (Subject to change) for the following Mondays:
FIRST TRIMESTER: Medieval and Renaissance music
September 12
September 26
October 3
October 17
November 7: Test
SECOND TRIMESTER: the Baroque and Classical Eras
November 28
December 12
January 16
January 30
February 13: Test
THIRD TRIMESTER: the Romantic and Modern Eras
February 27
March 12
March 26
April 23
May 14
May 28: Cumulative Test

Junior High Syllabus 2011-2012

Music Appreciation year II-Junior High
Miss Black
2011-2012

Course Description: To recognize fine music and understand what makes it worth listening to by studying its theory, history and form. Last year, we discussed an introduction to musical theory as well as the biographies of some composers. This year we complete the study.
*This course, although building on Music Appreciation year I, does not require having taken either.

Grade:
Quizzes: 40%
Participation: 20%
Tests: 40%

Texts: none, but access to the internet is needed. If this poses a problem for the student, please contact me as soon as possible. Assignments will be posted on the HFA music blog: hfamusica.blogspot.com


Class Schedule (Subject to change) for the following Tuesdays:
FIRST TRIMESTER:
September 13
September 27
October 4
October 18
November 8: Test
SECOND TRIMESTER:
November 29
December 13
January 17
January 31
February 14: Test
THIRD TRIMESTER:
February 28
March 13
March 27
April 24
May 15
May 29: Cumulative Test

Junior High Final Study Guide

Swan Lake Overture by Peter Tchaikovsky


Carnival of the Animals: the Elephant by Camille Saint-Saens

Music Appreciation Trimester 3 High School Assignment 4

Assignment: Listen to the following pieces and be prepared for a quiz on each piece. Be able to identify each piece, which movement it is, who wrote it.

Beethoven Symphony 6 "Pastoral" movement 1


Schumann Symphony 3 "Rhenish" movement 1


Berlioz Symphony "Fantastique" movement 2


Brahms Symphony 3 movement 3


Beethoven Symphony 5 movement 1

Junior High Trimester 3 Assignment 3

Listen to the following pieces by Antonin Dvorak and be able to identify them in a quiz next class.

Due: April 19

Symphony no. 8 "New World" movement 1


Slavonic Dance no. 8


Humoresque


String Serenade in E Major

High School Trimester 3 Assignment 3

Assignment:

a)Listen to one new piece on the Listening List and write 5 complete sentences on what moods the piece evokes, what instruments are used and when the piece was written.

b)Please listen to the following links and be prepared to identify the name of each piece, the opera it is taken from, and its composer.

Due: April 18

"The Barber of Seville (Figaro's Aria)" by Rossini



"The Marriage of Figaro (aria: La Donna e Mobile) by Mozart



"Das Reingold (Entrance of the Gods into Valhalla) by Wagner Please note: this is an example of Wagnerian leitmotif. Here the orchestra has the particular
leitmotif.


"Lakme (aria: the Flower Duet)" by Leo Delibes Please note: This opera takes place in India.



"Die Valkyrie(The Flight of the Valkyries)" by Wagner Please note: the Valkyries are Amazon-like warrior women who are sent by the gods after battles to take the fallen.

Junior High Trimester 3 assignment 2

Assignment: Listen to the following pieces and list which instruments are used for each piece. Also, be prepared for a quiz.

Due:March 22

Eine Kleine Nachmusik


Piano Concerto No. 21


Requiem Mass


Aria from the opera "The Magic Flute"

High School Trimester 3 Assignment 2

Assignment: Listen to the following pieces. For the Rondos, give the musical structure (eg. "ABABA"). For the Themes and Variations, explain how each variation differs. (eg. Variation 2: slower, different instruments, different rhythm)

Due: March 21st

1. Variations on a Theme by Paganini by Johannes Brahms


2. Variations on a theme from Handel's "Judas Maccabaeus" by Beethoven

Part 2:


3.Rondo from "Eine Kleine Nacht Musik" by Mozart


4.Rondeau from "Sinfonie de Fanfares" by Jean-Joseph Mouret

Music test

A marvelous piece. Thirty-six voice canonic variation on the text "Deo gratias".

High School Music Listening List

Music Appreciation Listening List 2010-2011

Beethoven:
5th Symphony movement 1
6th Symphony movement 1
9th Symphony movement 2
Piano Sonata “Pathetique”

Chopin:
Nocturne in C sharp minor
Nocturne in E flat major
Funeral March

Prokofiev:
Peter and the Wolf
“Dance of the Knights” from Romeo and Juliet

Ralph Vaughan Williams:
The Lark in Flight
Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis

Benjamin Britten:
The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra
Ceremony of Carols

Rachmaninoff:
Piano concerto 3
Rhapsodie on a Theme by Paganini

Schubert:
Piano Sonata in A

Liszt:
Hungarian Rhapsody

Schumann:
Der Tod und das Madchen
Traumerei

Brahms:
Hungarian Dance No. 5
Lullaby

Grieg:
In the Hall of the Mountain King

Dvorak:
New World Symphony 2nd Movement-Largo
Saints-Saens:
Carnival of the Animals-the elephant
Carnival of the Animals-the swan
Carnival of the Animals-the Kangaroo

Hayden:
Emperor’s String Quartet

Bach:
Tocatta and Fugue in D minor
Brandenburg Concerto no. 3 and 5

Mozart:
Marriage of Figaro Overture
La Donna e Mobile
Requiem
Eine Kleine Nacht Musik

Tchaikovsky:
5th Symphony movement 1 and 3
Swan Lake Overture
1812 Overture Finale

Sibelius:
Finlandia

Felix Mendelssohn:
Songs without Words No. 2 in A minor
Fingal’s Overture
Midsummer Night’s Dream overture

Wagner:
Flight of the Valkyries
Entry of the Gods into Valhalla

Handel:
Water Music
Music for the Royal Fireworks

Purcell:
Be Welcome Then Great Sir
If Music Be the Food of Love
Hear My Prayer O Lord

Vivaldi:
The Four Seasons
Corelli:
Christmas Concerto

Telemann:
Flute Sonata Canonic Sonatas

Gustav Holst:
The Planets-Jupiter

Junior High Trimester 3 Assignment 1

Johann Sebastian Bach

Air on the G String


Brandenburg Concerto No. 3: Allegro Moderato


Brandenburg Concerto No. 2: Allegro


Toccata and Fugue in G Minor

High School Trimester 3 assignment 1

This piece consists of 2 Gavottes, together making the ABA structure of the Suite. Please indicate the internal structure of Gavotte 2.

L'Homme Arme -- Vendeen Fight Song