I – Survey (Assessing breadth and sequencing)    Choose one…

I – Survey (Assessing breadth and sequencing)    Choose one of the following and survey the significant composers and works of the following genres.  Include the development of styles, trends, schools, innovations, and traditions.  Each citation should be given enough detail to qualify its selection.  Mass and Motet earliest examples through the mid-18th century.  Madrigal, Chanson, and Part Song from the late-16th century to today.  Oratorio/Passion and Choral/Orchestral Mass and Requiem from mid-18th century to today.      II – Compare (Assessing detail and awareness of the works’ significance)    Choose three large-scale choral/orchestral works from three differing musical time-periods.  Survey each work including forces, text, forms, and compositional procedures.  Contrast the three works by considering their significance and influence.        III – Philosophy and Society (Assessing comprehensive and analytical skills)    Discuss how major shifts in society have affected choral music including music that is being written today.  Consider choosing significant movements and composers whose music reflect a change, and include direct examples that reflect these changes.       IV – Short Answer (Assessing breadth and significant terms, trends, and artists)  In a paragraph for each topic, discuss each of the following:    John Dunstable and the sweet English style   Types and forms of anthems in the Anglican church   Grand and petits motets in the French Baroque   Characteristics of Mozart/Hadyn Missa Brevis settings  Brahms choral orchestral works outside of Ein Deutsches Requiem   Stravinsky’s neo-classical period   Characteristics and techniques of avant-garde composers (Penderecki, Schafer, etc.)   Arvo Pärt and tintinnabuli   The differing functions of the right and left hands?   Methods of teaching diction in a choral context