Thank you. Let's explore some musical ensembles. Listen to a couple of minutes of each of the excerpts below.

Good Evening, please complete the assignment below. Thank you.

Let's explore some musical ensembles. Listen to a couple of minutes of each of the excerpts below. Can you identify the performing ensemble (orchestra, chorus, string quartet, etc.)? What types of ensembles are represented in each excerpt? Can you identify the various voices, instrument families, and individual instruments that are performing? (no need to list them all, just highlight a few) If many voices or instrument families are represented, how would you describe the blend of these timbres? Do you think that certain voices, instrument families, or individual instruments sound better together than others? Why? Primary post due by Friday, comments due by Sunday

• Battle Hymn of the Republic
• Haydn: Symphony No. 100 (Military) - listen to about 3 minutes of the 2nd mvt which begins at 8:00
• Pachelbel: Canon in D
• Schubert: Trout Quintet, IV
• America (patriotic song)
• Flight of the Bumblebee
• Gioachino Rossini: The Barber of Seville (arrangement)

Discussion Ground Rule : Primary discussion should be approximately 200 words of thoughtful, concise prose; 2) Spelling/Grammar; 3) Use of your own thoughts/words; 4) Clearly addresses subject matter; 5) Quality of content - show that you put some thought into your response.

Note: please avoid retyping what is in the book or what you find through other sources.