AA 101 Musical Practices 1 Assignment

Answer Question 1 from A and one more from the following questions in B:

A. Choose
a. With specific reference to Monteverdi's Orfeo, Bach's Concerto no.4 in G major (Brandenburg) or Handel's Messiah, critically examine the relationship between music created and performed and the political circumstances surrounding the musical works.

OR
b. With specific reference to Haydn's Symphony no.104 in D major, critically examine the relationships concerning Haydn and writing for a market.

B. Choose
a. In comparing one keyboard sonata by D.Scarlatti with another by W.A.Mozart, critically examine the nature, role and identity of 'Sonata form' in musical practices of the 17th and 18th centuries.
OR
b. Using Monteverdi's Orfeo and Mozart's Don Giovanni as exemplars, compare and contrast practices of opera between the Baroque and Classic periods
OR
c. With specific reference to Haydn's Symphony No.45 in F-sharp minor, critically examine the role of instrumental music in Haydn's career in the Esterhazy family.

Approximate length 2000-2500 words.