Writing Homework Help

Write the equivalent of a three-page (approximately 750-word) report giving a review of the concert you attended. Your paper should include the following:

• What kind of listener were you at the concert? Why? (Casual, Referential, Critical, and Perceptive)
• What pieces were performed?
• What was the style of each of the pieces performed?
• What was the instrumentation of the orchestra?
• Draw out the seating arrangement of the instruments in the orchestra.

Analyze 3-4 pieces or movements of pieces played during the concert using the following criteria from the course:

• Unity & Variety
• Structure of the Music
• Purpose of the Music
• Tempo
• Volume
• Rhythm
• Melody
• Harmony
• Form
• Historical Period

Did you enjoy the concert? Why or why not?

Below are the links to ALL THREE concerts needed to review. Each grouping may be a full orchestra concert.

• W. A. Mozart – The Magic Flute Overture
• Maurice Ravel – Piano Concerto in G major
• Johannes Brahms – Symphony No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 68 (1876)