(allow 20 minutes for this section) Choosing from the follow…

(allow 20 minutes for this section) Choosing from the following list, select one composer, and write an essay describing their development as a composer as seen in their Lieder output. Please give specific Lied titles and identify by period (that is, early middle, late). Also indicate the appropriate voice types for specific Lieder, poets set, and the type of poetry set:   Franz Schubert Hugo Wolf Richard Strauss Clara Schumann Gustav Mahler Johannes Brahms

(allow 20 minutes for this section) Choosing from a variety…

(allow 20 minutes for this section) Choosing from a variety of styles and periods, please name 2 song cycles for soprano, 2 song cycles for mezzo, contralto or countertenor, 2 song cycles for tenor, and 2 song cycles for baritone, bass baritone or bass.  Please do not list duplications. Provide the name of the poet, the number of songs, and a brief description of what each cycle is about.  For each cycle, discuss the musical style of composition, the treatment of the piano and the voice, and name one song from each cycle. 

(allow 20 minutes for this section) Discuss Registration and…

(allow 20 minutes for this section) Discuss Registration and address the following:  What is a register?  What are the common names for the registers of people who sing tenor/bass-baritone/baritone/bass? For the registers of people who sing soprano/mezzo?*  How do we best blend registers?  What role, if any, does resonance play in the blending of registers?   * In some books, these are referred to as “male registers” and “female registers.” We are using inclusive speech, but we do not wish to confuse you. If you prefer to provide a gendered discussion, you may.

(allow 30 minutes for this section) Choose one of these comp…

(allow 30 minutes for this section) Choose one of these composers: Terence Blanchard, Kaija Saariaho, Daniel Catan, William Grant Still, Benjamin Britten, Giacomo Puccini, Giuseppe Verdi, Richard Wagner, Wofgang Amadeus Mozart or George Frideric Handel.  Write an essay about the musical development of operatic works by this composer. Discuss and describe the commonly accepted styles or stylistic periods in which they wrote, and what distinguishes those styles/periods from one another.  Give dates, at least in general terms.  Describe musical characteristics in some detail and dramaturgical characteristics.  Name at least five vocal works and place them in the appropriate periods.