Choose an excerpt from two concerts, one of a pop or rock concert of your choice and one of a performance of music from the Classical Era (1750-1800 AD) chosen from the list below. Watch approximately 10 minutes of each concert.
After viewing the concert excerpts, construct a PowerPoint presentation comparing the two concerts. The presentation should include the following slides:
Slide 1: An introduction providing an overview of the main points of the presentation. The introduction slide should mention both concerts.
Slide 2: Describe the music performed at each concert. Be sure to discuss specific musical attributes of the concerts, such as melody, harmony, timbre, texture, rhythm and form.
Slide 3: Explain why you did or did not enjoy the concerts.
Slide 4: Evaluate similarities and differences between music in the Classical era and rock/pop music. This section should reflect knowledge and understanding of the information presented about Classical music in the course reading. Be sure to address specific attributes of your chosen Classical composition.
Slide 5: Discuss the types of people who attended concerts in the Classical era and those who attend rock or pop concerts today, and why people attended concerts in the Classical era versus today. (Be certain to use specific information from scholarly sources to support your points about the types of people who attended concerts during the Classical era.)
Slide 6: Analyze how new technologies, such as digital media and the internet, change the ways music is experienced.
Slide 7: A conclusion wrapping up the main points of the presentation. The conclusion slide should mention both concerts.
Slide 8: A reference slide citing the sources used in the project. The reference slide should reference both concerts and the sources used in the presentation. Please note that any source listed in the reference section needs to be cited in at least one of the previous slides in the presentation. Here is an excellent resource for formatting references and citations in the body of the text.
Classical Concert List
“Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major,” Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
“Violin Concerto No. in D major,” Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
“Symphony No. 25 in G minor” Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
“Cello Concerto No. 1 in C major,” Franz Josef Haydn
“Symphony No. 104 in D major,” Franz Josef Haydn
“Night Music of the Streets of Madrid,” Luigi Boccherini
“Piano Sonata, Op. 40, No. 2 in B minor,” Muzio Clementi
“Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major,” Ludwig van Beethoven
“Symphony No. 4 in B-flat major,” Ludwig van Beethoven
This assignment should reflect knowledge and understanding of the course materials. Points should be supported by specific information from scholarly sources, such as the course reading, and musical terms should be used to express ideas, such as melody, harmony, timbre, texture, rhythm and form.
In addition to these elements, please be sure to fulfill the Requirements for Writing Assignments (see below), including citing all sources (including the concerts) both in the body of the text and in a reference slide. The information presented on each slide should be written in complete sentences. Please note that MLA is the standard citation style in the humanities, although if you are more familiar with APA, it’s fine to use that style. Here are some good sources of information for Evaluating Online Resources, Citing Sources, and Writing & Grammar Resources. The videos for the concerts should be cited in the body of the text and in your reference page.