The Birth of Opera in the Baroque Era

TO TURN IN: SUBMIT A .PDF (OR A WORD DOC) OF YOUR PAPER TO THIS DROPBOX. I CAN’T ACCEPT ANY OTHER FORMAT

Write a 3-4-page paper on a Western classical music topic related to music composed

sometime between 600 and 1827. Here are the guidelines:

1). The paper can be on any topic as long as it is related to classical music written sometime between 600 and 1827.. It does not necessarily have to be on a topic covered in class.

2). The paper needs to be 12-point font, Times New Roman, and double spaced.

3). The paper needs to include a Title Page and a Bibliography page. These two pages are NOT included in the page count. You also need to have footnotes in the paper.

4). Use at least four sources. Your textbook may be one of the sources. You may not use Wikipedia, but you may use other internet sources.

5). Use Chicago Style to cite your sources. You will receive a 0 on the assignment if you do not cite your sources or if you use direct quotes without putting quotation marks around them.

6). The paper may include score images or other images appropriate to the topic (within reason of course. An image can’t take up an entire page..).

7). No extra points will be given for making your paper longer than 3-4 pages. I want you to focus on QUALITY rather than QUANTITY.

***Due Date for confirming your paper TOPIC with me: Week 6 by the start of class! The 2nd question on the midterm is “What is your research paper topic?”***

Ideas for paper topics:

Research the life of one composer

Research one piece by one composer (focus on the history behind it)

Research how a composers music evolved throughout the course of their lives

Research the origins of a musical instrument

Research how music from the time period covered in class influenced other musical genres or contemporary artists