You are to write a critique (300 words) giving a review of the concert you attended. Your review of the concert you attended. Your review must include the following:

What kind of listener were you at the concert? Why?

What pieces were performed?

What was the style of each of the pieces performed?

What was the instrumentation of the orchestra?

Draw out the seating arrangement of the instruments in the orchestra.

Analyze each piece played in the concert with following criteria from the course:

Unity and Variety

Structure of the Music

Purpose of the Music

Tempo

Volume

Rhythm

Melody

Harmony

Form

Historical Period

Did you enjoy the concert? Why or why not?

YouTube a performance of an opera. Here are some to choose from, most available in the BCC library:

Dramatic Operas:

Rigoletto by G. Verdi

Aida by G. Verdi

La Traviata by G. Verdi

La Boheme by G. Puccini

Tosca by G. Puccini

Madama Butterfly by G. Puccini

Comic Operas:

The Marriage of Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

The Barber of Seville by G. Rossini

Pick one to view and write about