Music review on two videos
https://youtu.be/3SxzS4mtH90 https://youtu.be/LsRpfbT11EA
Academic Level : Bachelor
Guidebook for Reporting on Concert Attendance
Writing the Report: Basic Info:
• When/Where did the concert take place? How long did it last? What was the audience like?
• How many pieces were performed? What were they called and how many movements were in
each? Who composed each piece?
• Who were the performers (name of ensemble and/or soloists)? If there was a conductor, what was his/her name? What were the names of the principal performers?
• What types of instruments were played and/or what types of voice parts were featured? General Approach:
1. Write a brief description of the event--when, where, who performed, what kind of music, what was the music used for, nature of program provided, etc. Also include information about the characteristics and responsiveness of the audience. Finally, what about this particular event as a whole stood out in your mind?
Make sure you write a response, not just reaction; your feelings about the music are an appropriate part of your response, but only if you can support them with observations about the musical elements that brought about the feelings.
2. Discuss EVERY piece of music from the concert. For those pieces provide:
a. General description of the piece – composer, title, when written, instruments and or voices
used, genre/style, texture, etc., using the vocabulary you have learned in the course to describe
all musical elements (Unit 1).
b. Brief response to each of the pieces and to their performances:
i. Elements of the music: Melody (high, low, smooth, disjunct) Harmony (consonant or dissonant) Texture (homophonic, monophonic, polyphonic) Tempo (fast, slow) Orchestration (interesting effects: mutes, pizzicato, instrument pairings, etc.) Dynamics (loud or soft) Form (sonata-allegro, rondo, ABA, theme and variations, etc.) Medium – (Instruments played or sang)
ii. Performance notes: Stage Presence (Demeanor) Accuracy (Pitch, Rhythm, Speed, Energy), Tone Balance, Blend (Is the accompaniment too loud?) Ensemble (are they all together?)
Helpful Hints--
Questions to Consider: You may want to focus your discussion and analysis of the concert on one or more of the
following questions:
Describe what you heard and observed using the following musical terms, elements, and concepts learned in readings and assignments:
o Genre
o Stylistic period
o Mood
o Pitch To what extent does pitch vary throughout the piece? How do changes in pitch reflect
changes in mood?
o Rhythm,How were these elements
of rhythm used to create “special” or interesting musical effects?
o Dynamics (e.g., level of sound) Identify changes in dynamics and discuss the effect these
changes create.
o Tone Color
o Mode
o Harmony/Melody Discuss the balance (or lack of it) between the melody and its
“accompaniment.” Did you hear consonance, dissonance, or a combination of both? Were the
melodies conjunct or disjuncture?
o Motives/Themes Identify and note where individual motives and themes are first introduced
and subsequently reappear in each piece.
o Texture
o Form
• Using the musical terminology and concepts covered in the course, discuss the most interesting musical elements/features of the pieces that were performed.
• Compare the pieces from this performance with other compositions that you have studied in the course, noting similarities and differences. (Note: In selecting a composition from the course, you may want to look for a piece by the same composer, from the same style period, or of the same genre as the piece(s) from the performance.)
• How does this concert compare to the performance(s) you attended previously?
• Describe the behavior of the performers and the audience. What, if any, interaction occurred between the two? What kind of behavioral expectations do performers and audiences bring to the concert? How are these expectations satisfied or frustrated?
Outside Research (optional): You may choose to add depth and detail to your report by briefly researching the pieces you heard at the performance (although this is not required). The following questions will help to guide your research:
• When was each of the pieces from the performance composed?
• Why were they written?
• What is each composer’s background? Such as: o Major works
o Birth and (if applicable) death dates
o Historical/stylistic period to which he/she belongs
o His/her influence on contemporaries and/or later musicians
Carefully proof read your paper before submitting to check for typographical errors, misspellings, and errors of grammar, punctuation, or expression.