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Peter Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture - Discussion Assignment
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Peter Tchaikovsky"s 1812 Overture
Performance of Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture by the Leningrad Philharmonic during the worldwide celebration of Tchaikovsky's 150th birthday.
watch this please :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6D4gE3gdLs (Links to an external site.)
Discussions Assignment
NOTE: Be certain to be comprehensive in your responses in order to receive full credit. One or two sentence responses are NOT acceptable.
What to do:
1- Watch and listen to this youtube video. From your experience having watched and listened to the
video, address and consider the questions below.
2- Describe 5 specific artistic elements (i.e. logo, print, architecture, special effects, clothing...) that
you observed that are not the music performance on the main stage.
a - How do these elements contribute or not to the performance you observed?
3 - What do you believe the audience attire to be? Be specific...
a - Why do you think that audiences who attend "classical" music performances dress the way
they do?
b - What does that say about the art form?
c - What human values do you believe are expressed through this performance?
4 - How do the lighting and other special visual effects enhance the experience of this event?
a - Or do they?
5 - How do you view the relationship between the orchestra conductor and the musicians?
a - What is the relationship of the artists (orchestra) and audience in this type of performing arts
presentation?
6 - What human values did you observe that may be expressed by both the event's audience and
artists? Share your observations and be specific.
7 - How does this type of performance compare to other concerts you have attended?
a - Be specific regarding the genre and style of music and be certain to address the human
values you have observed through your experience.
