You will submit your proposed work to analyze to the Discussion Topic. You will listen to works from Disney’s Fantasia on Spotify.com and choose one work for your final written musical exploration. After listening to the piece of music, you will identify the composer of the work chosen and his historical time period. Your submission should be 1–2 paragraphs. Include your reasoning for selecting this piece. A playlist for Spotify.com, that has all the compositions conveniently in one place, is available in this document. Spotify offers a free account so that you may use the service. Specifically the following critical elements must be addressed: I. Proposed Work: Choose a work from the list below and identify the composer of the work selected, the historical time period, and why you selected this piece. Spotify Playlist (Spotify is free) Please note that some selections include more than one movement or part, such as Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker, Beethoven’s Symphony “Pastorale,” and Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring. If you choose one of these, you will need to listen to all of the sections as listed on the playlist:
Toccata and Fugue in D minor – Johann Sebastian Bach
Sorcerer’s Apprentice (L’Apprenti sorcier) – Paul Dukas
Nutcracker Suite – Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Sugar Plum Fairy
Chinese Dance
Dance of Reed-Pipes
Arabian Dance
Russian Dance
Waltz of the Flowers
Dance of the Hours (La Gioconda) – Amilcare Ponchielli
Rite of Spring – Igor Stravinsky
Symphony No. 6 “Pastorale” (three tracks on Spotify) – Ludwig van Beethoven
Night on Bald Mountain – Modest Mussorgsky
Guidelines for Submission: Milestone One should follow these formatting guidelines: 1–2 paragraphs, double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, one-inch margins, and citations in APA style