Music History

Textbook: The Enjoyment of Music 10th Edition. Joseph Machlis and Kristine Forney. This book is not required but the Norton Music Website may be useful.

Music History Essay Questions (Approximately 300 words per response for Questions.) Please answer these questions using your own words. Please cite the textbook or any other sources in your answers. (Textbook not required.) Please do not use lengthy quotes, quote whole passages, several consecutive sentences or entire paragraphs - even if you use quotation marks, from any sources. You are allowed to quote the textbook or any other sources as long as you use quotation marks, and as long as you do it sparingly. Please do not use Wikipedia.

Your answers should be concise, but with as much information as you feel is relevant to fully explain your answer. Each answer should approximately 300 words.

1. Briefly explain when, how and why Monody evolved, and identify the important individuals responsible for this new style, and their contributions.
2. Describe the various components of the Baroque opera, commenting on the functions of each to the drama.
3. Compare the lives and the compositions of Bach and Handel. Who was the more international composer and why? For what audiences did each compose?
4. Compare general style characteristics of the Baroque and Classical periods, and cite at least two pieces from your listening that you feel are excellent representations of each style, and why.

Essay Questions

Please answer these questions using your own words. Please cite the textbook or any other sources in your answers. Please do not use lengthy quotes, quote whole passages, several consecutive sentences or entire paragraphs - even if you use quotation marks, from any sources. You are allowed to quote the textbook or any other sources as long as you use quotation marks, and as long as you do it sparingly. Please do not use Wikipedia.