I – Survey (Assessing breadth and sequencing) Cite the si…
I – Survey (Assessing breadth and sequencing) Cite the significant works from the 2nd half of the 20th century until our own time, considering all forms and genres from a cappella miniatures to large works for chorus and orchestra. Attempt to survey important styles, trends, schools, innovations, traditions and important composers warranting recognition. Each citation should be given enough information to qualify its selection. (Do not list all the choral works of each composer.) Give attention to living composers, noting the works that represent important contributions to the choral arts. II – Compare (Assessing detail and awareness of the works’ significance) Write extended essays on each of the following three topics, citing specific musical examples to illustrate your topics. Give attention to each topic in the broadest aspects, surveying the panorama of output and diversity of styles if applicable. Be specific in the musical works that you select by identifying salient characteristics of compositional procedures and features that are unique and of value for each work. Motet settings from the late 14th century into the early 17th century. Secular music of the Renaissance and early Baroque periods. Mass settings of the 18th and 19th nineteenth centuries. Please do not include the requiem mass. III – Philosophy and Society (Assessing comprehensive and analytical skills) Choose three major works, one work from the following list of four composers: Brahms, Britten, Stravinsky, and Adams. Compare the three works, citing composers’ treatment and source of texts, instruments, forms, compositional procedures, innovative features, and unique qualities. Consider how these composers and compositions reflect innovation and include supporting examples. IV – Short Answer (Assessing breadth and significant terms, trends, and artists) In a paragraph for each topic, discuss each of the following: Haydn, Creation (1798) Parody Mass Handel’s English Oratorios Selva Morale e Spirituale (SWV 252-288) R. Nathaniel Dett, The Ordering of Moses The Florentine Camerata Charpentier, Messe du Minuit, H. 9, Noëls Cecilian Movement Methods of teaching harmony in a choral rehearsal Methods of teaching rhythm in a choral rehearsal