MUS 114 Study Guide - Comprehensive Midterm Guide: Cubism, Castanets, Frank Zappa
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Will go over certain classical pieces and learn about their internal structure. Instructor sometimes has concerts in ucsd: weekly assignments. Link to the pieces are on tritoned. Do not find the same piece by a different performance; same pieces have many different interpretations so we want to be uniform. Must follow directions if using off campus. Write an essay (600-800 words) about the piece. Assigned on tuesday; due the following monday: midterm and final. Consist of listening to an unknown piece and writing about it. No background information from lecture will be provided logistics. No handheld devices allowed (phones: goal of this class. To learn about how to approach unknown music. Free to express own opinions about music. The farewell: beginning: tuba and drums, gong. Sounds like something is slowly entering an arena: sounds like an oboe as the soloist, dramatic; eerie.