Choose one important historical development or series of events from the Baroque Period and describe one music compositions connected to it in a short paper.  

You might:

Reflect on the drama turn to art and literature in the Baroque period and associate this with one music composition from the Baroque

Reflect on the new interest in the emotions (for example in philosophy such as Descartes Passions of the Soul) and a Baroque composition that might be heard as reflective of certain emotions

Reflect on the rise of the political absolutism and one composition performed for a major ruler of the time

• Your paper should contain three or more paragraphs:
• Paragraph 1: a description of the historical development or series of events

Paragraph 2: the identification of a music composition associated with that historical development or series of events by its title, composer, and time period and a brief description of its music

• Paragraph 3: discussion of how the music is associated with its historical context