CANONICAL COMPOSERS

STATEMENT OF INQUIRY

Students will identify how aesthetics changed in the time leading up to, during and after a composer’s life, what elements of personal and cultural expression were present in their compositions and how audiences received these works.

COMPOSERS

•Mozart• Bach

• Beethoven• Strauss•Wagner

• Tchaikovsky• Vivaldi• Chopin• Schubert• Verdi

KEY CONCEPT, RELATED CONCEPTS, GLOBAL CONTEXT

Key Concept: AestheticsConcept Statement:

Students will understand that: aesthetics evolve from generation to generation, and sometimes within a generation in different ways throughout time.Related Concepts: Composition, Audience, InnovationGlobal Context: Personal and Cultural Expression

INQUIRY QUESTIONS

Factual• What global events happened during the composers life? • What was a famous composition of theirs written about?• What was happening in the composer’s life when they

wrote this famous composition?• What was a life-changing moment in the composer’s life? • What musical elements are present in this composer’s

music that define their musical style? • What musical period is your composer from? • What musical period came before and after your

composer? • What musical elements were present in these three

different musical period?

WHAT TO ACCOMPLISH TODAY

• Use Factual Inquiry Questions to start finding information about your composer’s life. • Use a Word document to keep track of websites

you find helpful, and answers to the Inquiry Questions. • Gather information that will help you get started

on your research; what are the big ideas?

WEBSITES AND RECORDINGS

Helpful Websites:• www.classical.net• http://search.ebscohost.com/• http://www.worldbookonline.com/• http://www.dentonisd.org/page/1087Recordings:• http://imslp.org/index.php?

title=Category:People_with_recordings&memberitst=Recordings