discussion topic few questions
Week
3 Discussion Hayden, Mozart, the Enlightenment, and Child Prodigies:
Please answer all of the following questions as part of your initial
post and then reply to at least one classmate.
1. Listen
to one (1) composition (for a symphony) by Haydn or Mozart in the Music
tab or a link given below. Identify the work that you listened to, then
tell us if you think a computer could write better music see http://newatlas.com/creative-artificial-intelligence-computer-algorithmic-music/35764/ and Computer music: http://io9.gizmodo.com/5973551/this-classical-music-was-created-by-a-supercomputer-in-less-than-a-second
Classical Music and computer music links
Haydn at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JESXMWrwzVQ and http://www.npr.org/artists/16110605/franz-joseph-haydn
- Mozart at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hywOY9BS9tQ and ttp://www.npr.org/artists/15327819/wolfgang–amadeus–mozart
- Hilary Hahn playing Mozart Violin Concerto # 3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-mA9OMP3DE and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txDq6Zf7tNw
2.
Cite your views on child stars and explain the impact of early success.
Give an example of a modern child star or genius (music,math or science
or computers) whose rise and fall mirrors Mozart’s (a child prodigy who performed throughout Europe). Look over these power points about Mozart’s life to see what happened to him. Read over your classmates’ posts then choose a star no one else has selected.
mozartHUM112week3information.ppt (2.923 MB)
