I need an explanation for this Art & Design question to help me study.
You are to write a critique (300 words) giving a review of the concert you attended. Your review of the concert you attended. Your review must include the following:
What kind of listener were you at the concert? Why?
What pieces were performed?
What was the style of each of the pieces performed?
What was the instrumentation of the orchestra?
Draw out the seating arrangement of the instruments in the orchestra.
Analyze each piece played in the concert with following criteria from the course:
Unity and Variety
Structure of the Music
Purpose of the Music
Tempo
Volume
Rhythm
Melody
Harmony
Form
Historical Period
Did you enjoy the concert? Why or why not?
YouTube a performance of an opera. Here are some to choose from, most available in the BCC library:
Dramatic Operas:
Rigoletto by G. Verdi
Aida by G. Verdi
La Traviata by G. Verdi
La Boheme by G. Puccini
Tosca by G. Puccini
Madama Butterfly by G. Puccini
Comic Operas:
The Marriage of Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
The Barber of Seville by G. Rossini
Pick one to view and write about
