Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum


TITLE: Comparison/Contrast Composer Study
TEACHER: Freda Reynolds
SCHOOL: George Caleb Gingham
TIME FRAME: during the nine-week class

Show Me Standards Covered: Goal 1:#4 and #8 Goal 2: #4 and #7 Fine Arts: #5

Unit Introduction:
One composer study will be required for this quarter. You may choose any two composers from the required list. You will compare and contrast your two composers. You should use at least
three different sources: one search engine, one book, magazine or newspaper and one encyclopedia. You should also include a photo of each of your composers. Search engines could include Yahooligans, Ask Jeeves for Kids, or Yahoo.

Goals or objectives leading toward results:

Students will choose two composers from the required list and compare and contrast

  • By researching internet sources
  • By researching materials in media center
  • By utilizing music class resources
  • Preparation for the Learning Adventure:
  • Prepare composer list
  • Seek advice/resources from librarian


    Scope of Student Work:

  • Investigation/research
  • Student reading
  • Student choices

    Resources and Technology Used:

  • Yahooligans
  • Ask Jeeves for Kids
  • Yahoo

    Assessment and Reflection:

  • Composer rubric
  • Student assessment of own work

    Name:
    Date:
    Hour:

    Quarter Project: Composer Rubric
Excellent 5 points Acceptible 4 Points Not Acceptible 3 Points
1. Compared and contrasted all 20 categories. Compared and contrasted at least 10 categories. Compared and contrasted at least 5 categories.
2. Included 2 photos. Included 1 photo. Included no photos.
3. Used at least three sources: one search engine from the internet; one book, newspaper or magazine; and one encyclopedia. Used two of the three required resources. Used one of the required resources.
4. Report has less than 5 errors in spelling, punctuation, or grammar. Report has less than 10 errors in spelling, punctuation, and grammar. Report has 10 or more errors in spelling, punctuation, and grammar.

Points possible: 20

Points earned:

Grade percentage:

Teacher's comments:

Student's comments:


WOMEN COMPOSERS

Hildegard Von Bingen
Francesca Caccini
Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel
Clara Wieck Schumann
Clara Kathleen Rogers
Cecile Chaminade
Dame Ethel Smyth
Amy Cheney Beach
Margaret Ruthven Lang
Alma Werfel Mahler
Ma Rainey
Florence Price
Lili Boulanger
Bessie Smith
Ruth Crawford Seeger
Louise Juliette Talma
Mary Lou Williams
Julia Amanda Perry
Thea Musgrace
Joan Tower
Ellen Taaffe Zwilich
Barbara Kolb
Shulamit Ran

MEN COMPOSERS

Guillaume de Machaut
Francesco Landini
Guillaume Dufay
Josquin Des Prez
Giovanni Palestrina
Orlando di Lasso
William Byrd
Claudio Monteverdi
Girolamo Frescobaldi
Henry Purcell
Antonio Vivaldi
Jean-Philippe Rameau
George Frederic Handel
Johann Sebastian Bach
Domenico Scarlatti
Franz Schubert
Felix Mendelssohn
Frederic Chopin
Robert Schumann
Franz Liszt
Richard Wagner
Giuseppe Verdi
Johannes Brahms
Gustav Mahler
Christoph W. Gluck
Joseph Haydn
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Ludwig van Beethoven
Giocchino Rossini
Claude Debussy
Arnold Schoenberg
Charles Ives
Bela Bartok
Igor Stravinsky
Anton Webern
Alban Berg
George Gershwin
Duke Ellington
Aaron Copland


The Twenty Categories:

Please list the composers' names.

What is their birthdate?

Where was their place ofbirth?

What was their life like as achild?

What were their parents' names?

What was their parents 'occupation(s)?

What education did the composer receive?

What instrument or talentwas the composer known for? .

What was their occupation?

Why are they famous?

What was happening in history at the time?

What was their most famous work(s)?

Were they married or single?

Did they have any children?

What did you find most interesting about this person?

Did the composers encounter hard times during their life?

Who influenced their lives?

What odd or interesting characteristics can you share about the composer?

What was their date and place of death?

Were they more famous before or after their death?

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