Custom Writing Service-Examine the early 20th-century musical era through key compositions and composer
you will examine the early 20th-century musical era through key compositions and composers. Further analysis of the context in which a work of music is created is explored.
Listen to the Listening Guides: “The Twentieth Century and Beyond” to prepare for this assignment.
Review Stravinsky’s “Le Sacre du Printemps” and Debussy’s “Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun.” Focus on how non-musical artistic disciplines (namely, poetry and visual art) played a role in their creation.
A comparison between Debussy’s “Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun” and Stravinsky’s “La Sacre du Printemps.” How are they different from the music of the Romantic period? How do they reflect the influence of non-musical artistic disciplines (namely, poetry and visual art)?
A comparison between either “La Sacre du Printemps” or “Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun” and a song or musical work created since 1970 that was influenced by a contemporary, non-musical artistic discipline (like literature, poetry, film, or visual art). Compare and contrast how each composer used the inspiration of that discipline in their work.
