This assignment requires you to write a detailed comparison of any two listening selections found in the textbook. One of the listening selections you choose must be a piece that was not assigned in the class.

Your music study should cover the following, in full sentences:

• Identify:

(1) the full titles of the pieces;

(2) authors and their cultures (or nationalities);

(3) the years (or approximate time) when the pieces were created.

• Compare: Juxtapose the two pieces using these criteria:

)nstrumentation

&orm

(armony (if mentioned in the textbook)

4empo

4exture

4ext (if any)

4he underlying meaning and/or social function of both pieces

$iscuss whether the pieces’ character; sacred or secular orientation? Both?

• Evaluate: What do you perceive to be the strengths or weaknesses in each piece from an

aesthetic point of view? This will involve subjective judgment on your part, but please