Music and Extra-Musical Forces. The Baroque era saw some of the first works of program music (instrumental music depicting an extramusical idea, character, place, or story) and most famously a series of four concertos by Vivaldi called the Four Seasons. Chapter 4 discussed the first movement of the Spring Concerto.
Listen to the Winter, Summer, or Autumn movement from this set of concertos.
Read the English translation of the poems associated with the movement you have chosen.
Write a description of the music that contains 250-300 words.
Include three or more elements of music (melody, rhythm, texture, harmony, form).
Use key terms that were introduced in chapters 1 and 4 of your textbook.
Describe the music while focusing on how the music represents the season.
Your paper should contain three or more paragraphs:
Paragraph 1: identify the movement and concerto and the text of the poem that corresponds to the movement
Paragraph 2: talk about the musical style, including form
Paragraph 3: connect the musical style to the program
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