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20th Century Lecture Notes Assignment Pt. 2

Assignment Pt. 2

Q For this assignment list 2 things you learned from your textbook reading and lecture notes. When you are doing composers include 2 things (for example: personal life, career, music, number of works) for each of the composers listed. 1. Arnold Schoenberg 2. Alban Berg 3. Bela Bartok 4. no Music in America - not in earlier editions 5. Charles Ives 6. George Gershwin 7. William Grant Still 8. Aaron Copland 9. no Alberto Ginastera USE COMPLETE SENTENCES FOR FULL CREDIT! PreviousNext

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1. I learned that Arnold was so talented that he was a self taught musician. I also learned he completely devoted himself to music at age 21 when he lost his job as a clerk at a bank. 2. I learned that Berg's musical passion took on a life of it's own when he saw Wozzeck. I also learned that his own traumatic experiences increased his sympathy. 3. I learned that Bela Bartok taught piano for twenty-seven years. I also learned that after his death Bela became one of the most famous twentieth-century composers.