CANONICAL COMPOSERS STATEMENT OF INQUIRY Students will identify

CANONICAL COMPOSERS

STATEMENT OF INQUIRY Students will identify how aesthetics changed in the time leading up to, during and after a composer’s life, what elements of personal and cultural expression were present in their compositions and how audiences received these works.

COMPOSERS • Mozart • Bach • Beethoven • Strauss • Wagner • Tchaikovsky • Vivaldi • Chopin • Schubert • Verdi

KEY CONCEPT, RELATED CONCEPTS, GLOBAL CONTEXT Key Concept: Aesthetics Concept Statement: Students will understand that: aesthetics evolve from generation to generation, and sometimes within a generation in different ways throughout time. Related Concepts: Composition, Audience, Innovation Global Context: Personal and Cultural Expression

INQUIRY QUESTIONS Factual • What global events happened during the composers life? • What was a famous composition of theirs written about? • What was happening in the composer’s life when they wrote this famous composition? • What was a life-changing moment in the composer’s life? • What musical elements are present in this composer’s music that define their musical style? • What musical period is your composer from? • What musical period came before and after your composer? • What musical elements were present in these three different musical period?

WHAT TO ACCOMPLISH TODAY • Use Factual Inquiry Questions to start finding information about your composer’s life. • Use a Word document to keep track of websites you find helpful, and answers to the Inquiry Questions. • Gather information that will help you get started on your research; what are the big ideas?

WEBSITES AND RECORDINGS Helpful Websites: • www. classical. net • http: //search. ebscohost. com/ • http: //www. worldbookonline. com/ • http: //www. dentonisd. org/page/1087 Recordings: • http: //imslp. org/index. php? title=Category: People_with_re cordings&memberitst=Recordings