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Composers of the Twentieth Century

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Lesson Title:  General Music: Music History

Grade Level:  High School Music Students.  

This lesson is designed as a supplement for music directors in providing music history to their students without spending valuable rehearsal time.  

The students will research twentieth century composers and write a two page report which includes the biography of a twentieth century composer and a discography of the composer's major works.

In addition, the students will be required to write the assignment using the Modern Language Association(MLA) documentation format.  

Note:  Collaboration with the high school English teacher will be required to assist students in writing their assignment in MLA format.

• Achievement Standard a: classify by genre or style and by historical period or culture unfamiliar but representative aural examples of music and explain the reasoning behind their classifications.

1. The student will be able to research and identify the biography and discography of a twentieth century composer.
2. The student will be able to describe the classification of the works of a composer by genre, historical, or cultural context.
   
3. The student will be able to present their findings in a two page report in MLA format.
   

1. Access to a microcomputer and printer with access to the internet.

1. School library and public library.
2. Grout, Donald J., and Claude V. Palisca.  A History of Western Music.  5th  ed.  New York: Norton,  1996.
3. Sadie, Stanley.  The Norton/Grove Concies Encyclopedia of  Music: Revised and Enlarged.  New York: McMillan,  1994.
4. Sloninsky, Nicolas.  The Concise Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians.  8th ed.  New York: McMillan,  1994.
5. Sloninsky, Nicolas.  Webster's New World Dictionary of Music.  New York: McMillan,  1998.
6. Stolba, K. Marie. The Development of Western Music: A History. Dubuque: W.C. Brown Communications, Inc., 1994.

1. The Classical Music Archives   (this site provides a list Composers with biographical and discography information)
2. 20th Century Music Composers (this site provides a list of 20th Century Composers with biographical and discography information)
3. Composers Page (this site will provide a list of Composers with biographical and discography information)

1. The student is able to research and identify the biography and discography of a twentieth century composer.
2. The student is able to describe the classification of the works of a composer by genre, historical, or cultural context.
   
3. The student is able to present their findings in a two page report in MLA format.