Compare and contrast the musical life and music history of two cities or courts in Europe during the Baroque Era. You may ask: How important was music? Who controlled it? What kind of music predominated? This should not be a report, but an essay that points out significant difference in civic life and the effect this had on music making. The two cities are Florence and Venice. When you compare and contrast, you’ll pick just a few points. For example, the performance and status of opera and church music, shows significant differences in these two cities and might be a way to compare.
One title of the paper may be: Musical life of Florence and Venice during the Baroque Era
Thesis statement and Outline: In no more than 250 words state the thesis or main argument and its proposed outline.
Bibliography: Write a formal bibliography using the Chicago Manual of Style guidelines. The bibliography should include The New Grove Dictionary (Or Grove Online) and other scholarly sources. Should not include popular and non-academic websites.
Suggested sources to be used:
1. Curtis Price – The Early Baroque Era
2. George J. Buelow – The Late Baroque Era
3. Stanley Sadie – The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians” 2000-2001 ed 4. 4. Don Randel – The New Harvard Dictionary of Music latest edition
5. Julie Anne Sadie – Companion to Baroque Music
6. Donald Jay Grout – A History of Western Music 2001 ed.
7. Paul Henry Lang – Music in Western Civilization
8. Curt Sachs – Rhythm and Tempo: A Study in Music History
9. Grove Online
