Songs for Analysis
Instructions: For each genre, you will need to pick two songs to listen to and analyze using the song analysis form you received in class. Listen to the WHOLE SONG and answer the questions on the form in complete sentences.
Medieval Songs (Choose one sacred and one secular)
Secular - Se Li Maus C'amours Envoie by Adam de la Halle
Secular - Robin M'aime by Adam de la Halle
Secular - A Chantar by Comtessa Beatriz de Dia
Sacred - Quam Pulchra Es by John Dunstable
Sacred - Deum Verum by Etienne de Liege
Sacred - Viderunt Omnes by Anonymous Composer
Renaissance Songs (Choose from two different genres of music)
Instrumental - Two Dances from Il Ballarino
Instrumental - The Earle of Essex Galliard by John Dowland
Sacred Choral - Miserere Mei by Josquin des Prez
Sacred Choral - Sicut Cervus by Palestrina
Secular Choral - Wounded I Am by William Byrd
Secular Choral - This Sweet and Merry Month of May by William Byrd
Baroque Songs (Choose two different songs)
On Youtube, two songs, each from a different composer. Here is a list of composers to choose from:
-Handel
-Bach
-Scarlatti
-Vivaldi
Classical Songs (Choose two different songs)
On Youtube, find two symphonies, each from a different composer. Simply search for symphony and the composer's name and it will show up. Here is a list of composers to choose from:
-Beethoven
-Haydn
-Mozart
Romantic Songs (Choose two different songs)
On Youtube, find two musical works, each from a different composer. Simply search for symphony and the composer's name and it will show up. Here is a list of composers to choose from:
-Schubert
-Schumann
-Berlioz
-Verdi
-Tchaicovsky
-Brahms
-Lizst
-Chopin
-Vagner
-Mahler
-Dvorak
-Strauss
-Weber
-Mendelssohn
20th Century Songs (Choose two different songs)
On Youtube find one composer from each of the following lists.
Medieval Songs (Choose one sacred and one secular)
Secular - Se Li Maus C'amours Envoie by Adam de la Halle
Secular - Robin M'aime by Adam de la Halle
Secular - A Chantar by Comtessa Beatriz de Dia
Sacred - Quam Pulchra Es by John Dunstable
Sacred - Deum Verum by Etienne de Liege
Sacred - Viderunt Omnes by Anonymous Composer
Renaissance Songs (Choose from two different genres of music)
Instrumental - Two Dances from Il Ballarino
Instrumental - The Earle of Essex Galliard by John Dowland
Sacred Choral - Miserere Mei by Josquin des Prez
Sacred Choral - Sicut Cervus by Palestrina
Secular Choral - Wounded I Am by William Byrd
Secular Choral - This Sweet and Merry Month of May by William Byrd
Baroque Songs (Choose two different songs)
On Youtube, two songs, each from a different composer. Here is a list of composers to choose from:
-Handel
-Bach
-Scarlatti
-Vivaldi
Classical Songs (Choose two different songs)
On Youtube, find two symphonies, each from a different composer. Simply search for symphony and the composer's name and it will show up. Here is a list of composers to choose from:
-Beethoven
-Haydn
-Mozart
Romantic Songs (Choose two different songs)
On Youtube, find two musical works, each from a different composer. Simply search for symphony and the composer's name and it will show up. Here is a list of composers to choose from:
-Schubert
-Schumann
-Berlioz
-Verdi
-Tchaicovsky
-Brahms
-Lizst
-Chopin
-Vagner
-Mahler
-Dvorak
-Strauss
-Weber
-Mendelssohn
20th Century Songs (Choose two different songs)
On Youtube find one composer from each of the following lists.
List 1
-George Crumb -John Cage -Pierre Boulez -Phillip Glass -Steven Reich -Arnold Schoenberg |
List 2
-Claude Debussy -Gustov Holst -Gabrielle Faure -Bela Bartok -Zoltan Kodaly -Karl Orff |
Current Music (Choose two different songs)
-Choose two songs of any genre from your own music library. They can be from any genre (pop, rock, rap, R&B, etc.) and do not need to have lyrics if you don't want them too. The only rule is that the composer/artist must be currently living.
-Choose two songs of any genre from your own music library. They can be from any genre (pop, rock, rap, R&B, etc.) and do not need to have lyrics if you don't want them too. The only rule is that the composer/artist must be currently living.