Study Sheets
Broadcast 51-56

Broadcast 51 - Mozart's 40th Symphony with George Zack
Class objective: to see that a classical symphony is clearly structured and predictable.

1. How might the design of a classical symphony be compared to the design of a Greek temple, such as the Parthenon?
2. What is the overall plan of Mozart's 40th Symphony?
3. "Sonata Design" means...
4. Define these terms from George Zack's discussion:
   • Andante:
   • Dynamics:
   • Coda:
   • Minuet:

Note: This class covers the following information from Kentucky's Core Content for Arts and Humanities Assessment Music Reference Chart as follows--

Mozart. Neo-Classical 1750-1820 Style in music. Reacts to the excesses of monarchy and ornamentation of the Baroque. Returns to order, reason, and structural clarity. Also covered are the concepts of extended musical forms, sonata, symphonic movements.

Review from grades 6-8: Elements of music--rhythm, tempo, melody, harmony, form, dynamics. (crescendo, decrescendo, fortissimo, pianissimo)

Broadcast 52 - Neoclassicism, David and The Academy, Monticello
Class objective: Students learn more about Neoclassicism through more works that share the qualities of reason, simplicity, and clear structure.

1. The French Academy demanded that painters follow a pattern to establish a reputation and earn a commission. List the required steps.
2. Define Salon/salon
3. List the classifications of painting in the French Academy, from bottom to top:
4. Who was the most prestigious painter in the French Academy in the late 1700's?
5. What's "classical" about David's Death of Marat?
6. Thomas Jefferson's Monticello is a fusion of American and European classical ideals. What's classical about the architecture of Monticello?

Broadcast 53 - The Romantics at Red River Gorge: Wordsworth, Constable, and Beethoven
Class objective: to experience one aspect of Romanticism, the love of nature, through the work of a poet, a painter, and a composer.

1. What were some of the changes experienced by people of the late 1700's?
2. To Wordsworth, Tintern Abbey was a place that wasn't beautiful in a conventional sense, but he was attached to it because of its great memories. Can you name a place that you're sentimentally attached to? Why is it special to you?
3. Many of John Constable's landscape paintings share the same qualities. What is typical of a work by Constable?
4. Beethoven's Sixth Symphony is a "pastoral" symphony. What does the word pastoral mean?
5. What's the content of each of the four movements of Beethoven's Sixth?
   • Movement 1:
   • Movement 2:
   • Movement 3:
   • Movement 4:
   • Movement 5:

Broadcast 54 - The Romantic Rebellion: Beethoven, Delacroix, Victor Hugo
Class objective: to experience another aspect of Romanticism, the quest for freedom and individualism, through the work of a musician, a painter, and a writer.

1. What was the central message of Frederich Schiller's Ode to Joy?
2. How did Beethoven, years later, incorporate this message into his Ninth Symphony?
3. Beethoven's Ninth is classical in form. But it is a romantic work because it expanded dimensions of the symphony. What "liberties" did Beethoven take with the Ninth to mark it as a romantic work?
4. Victor Hugo was among the most Romantic of 19th century writers. His work appealed to the emotions and addressed the injustices of the time. Who is Jean Valjean, and what are some ways this character inspires our sympathy?
5. How does Goya's The Third of May appeal to our emotions?

Broadcast 55
Class objective: students begin a transition into a more modern era, with an overview of Victorian works-The Crystal Palace, works of Dickens, and a field trip to a turn of the century mansion.

1. How did artist J.M.W. Turner continue to move us toward impressionism with Rain, Snow, and Speed?
2. What was the purpose of The Crystal Palace?
3. The architecture of the Crystal Palace defined a new era in architecture. What was important, architecturally, about this building?
4. What are some similarities between the photographs of Jacob Riis and the characters created by Charles Dickens?

Broadcast 56 - Shock Effect of Realism: Whitman, Duncan, and Manet
Class objective: students see how a writer, a dancer, and a painter shocked 19th Century audiences with their groundbreaking works.

1. Whitman, the first "urban poet" redefined poetry in style and content. What were some of Whitman's innovations as a writer?
2. A segment of the film that interested me was...
3. Like Whitman, Isadora Duncan hoped to break the rules of the past. What were some changes Duncan made in dance?
4. People of the 19th Century were so shocked by Manet's Picnic in the Grass that the painting needed police protection to keep it from being destroyed. What about Picnic so enraged the public?