Level 2 Band - May 26, 2016

Hello Level 2 Band!
I miss you all!
Your task for today is to do a little research assignment based on famous Composers from the Past and Present! (Sorry, but I don't know who the famous composers are from the Future!)

In music history, there are different ERAS, just like there was in world history - the Prehistoric Era, the Medieval Era, the Dark Ages, etc.

In music history, there were the following eras:
1. Medieval Era
2. Renaissance Era 
3. Baroque Era
4. Classical Era
5. Romantic Era
6. 20th Century Era
7. The Present

You have the freedom to choose ONE composer to study from the following eras:

1. Medieval Era:
-Hildegard von Bingen
-Leotin
-Perotin
-Guillame de Machaut

2. Renaissance Era:
-Josquin Des Prez
-William Byrd
-Claudio Monteverdi
-Giovanni Pierliugi da Palestrina

3. Baroque Composers
-Johann Sebastian Bach
-George Philip Telemann
-Antonio Vivaldi
-George Frederic Handel

4. Classical Era
-Ludwig van Beethoven
-Franz Joseph Haydn
-Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
-Muzio Clementi

5. Romantic Era
-Frederic Chopin
-Claude Debussy
-Robert Schumann
-Hector Berlioz
-Richard Wagner
-Franz Schubert

6. 20th Century Composers
-Igor Stravinsky
-Aaron Copland
-Benjamin Britten
-Sergei Prokofiev
-Dmitri Shoshtakovik
-Bela Bartok

7. The Present:
-Eric Whitacre
-David Braid
-John Williams
-Howard Shore

Your task is as follows:
1. Open a new Word Document.
2. Put the name and dates of your composer at the top of the page.
3. Place a photograph of your composer underneath the title at the top of the page.
4. Copy and paste the following questions into your word document and answer them.
5. What musical era did your composer emerge from?
6. What are STYLISTIC features of this era?
7. Please provide a brief history of this composer's life (1. Where were they born? Who were they born to? If possible, what was their musical training when they were young? What countries/cities did they work in? Who were some of their main employers (bosses?))
8. What were their MAIN contributions to the music of their era?
9. What is an example of a famous composition by this composer?
10. What are three interesting facts about your composer?

NOTE: Once you have completed your task, please save as LAST NAME, FIRST LETTER OF FIRST NAME - COMPOSER HISTORY ASSIGNMENT.

Have a great day Level 2! I will see you soon!
Miss R