Breaking Down a Musical Piece

Choose a piece of music under ten minutes in length. This can be a piece of Western classical music (e.g., a movement from a Beethoven symphony), a popular song, an excerpt from a film score, an excerpt from a video game score, or anything else you enjoy listening to. Write a coherent and unified essay (~300-500 words) describing the music in as much detail as possible, using the vocabulary we have cultivated in this class. You must include a discussion of melody, harmony, rhythm/meter, tempo, timbre/orchestration, texture, and form. You may also wish to draw a connection between this piece of music and a historical style or genre we have discussed in class. Post the essay to the Turnitin portal on Blackboard. Be sure to include a link to the song.