Description View, listen to & write an essay about all 3 live video recordings of: Wagner’s Overt ...

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Description View, listen to & write an essay about all 3 live video recordings of: Wagner’s Overture to the Flying Dutchman, Barber’s Adagio for Strings, and Brahms’ Symphony No. 2 linked below. (Essay instructions are on the next page.)  Richard Wagner: Overture to The Flying Dutchman [composed in 1841, revised in 1860; 11 minutes, 39 seconds] Chicago Symphony Orchestra ? Sir George Solti, conductor Samuel Barber: Adagio for Strings [composed in 1936; 9 minutes] Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra ? Gustavo Dudamel, conductor Brahms Symphony No.2 in D Major [composed in 1877; 18 minutes] 1st Movement: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra ? Carlos Kleiber, conductor Essay Content: This assignment asks you to write an essay that reflects on your thoughts and reactions after viewing and listening to ALL of the music linked on the previous page. The specific content of the essay is entirely up to you, but it should be based on your personal experience and reactions after listening to the musical performances using the links provided, rather than information about the music that you might find from doing research. While it would be helpful to do some basic research about the music you are writing about, the essay should predominantly consist of your own descriptions and observations about the music using terminology you have learned in this course, such as periods of music, musical elements, etc.  You might consider doing some research about the orchestras and/or conductors in these performances, which are all on the very highest level. (For example, one of the conductors in the linked performances was voted the greatest conductor of the 20th century in a poll of 100 of his peers taken in 2011 by BBC Music Magazine. You might include some personal observations about his performance. You might also observe all three conductors and include some of your own observations about any differences in their performances that you find. While you can include a few quotes from other sources about the music or the performers, make sure that your essay consists primarily of your own descriptions, reactions and observations about the music and the performances. If you include any quotes from outside sources, be sure to properly cite your sources.