Baroque Research Assignment

Baroque Music

Directions

Your job in this assignment is to research a musical topic from the Baroque Era. Choose one of the following topics or come up with your own and have Mr. Allder approve it.

Possible topics include: Biography of a composer (Monteverdi, Vivaldi, Bach, Handel, Pachelbel), development of Baroque instruments (violin, harpsichord), development of musical styles (opera, oratorio, concerto, concerto grosso, fugue, canon). When you have completed your research, publish a blog post which includes pictures, links, musical examples, etc. You must link to any online sources and give credit to those sources. Below is the timeline for the assignment:

Monday, 12/14/09: Choose topic and begin research.
Wednesday, 12/16/09: Complete research and begin composing blog post.
Friday, 12/18/19: Finalize blog post including multimedia content and publish.

Checklist:

_____Content - 400 words.

_____Links to sources/related articles.

_____At least 2 pictures related to your content.

_____Music playlist html embedded (if possible)