May 21- 27 Listening/Composer Assignment (remember that listening assignments apply to the weeks during which the listening is assigned.)

Gioachino Rossini

Composer (listen to all the examples on this page):

http://www.dsokids.com/listen/ComposerDetail.aspx?composerID=29 

And YouTube links: 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SrXJnMvg9uI (originally for orchestra, but this is fun)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4PS8-_5UFw

Question: What are two of some of his most famous operas (several are listed on the composer page and are also found on the two YouTube excerpts)? What is the instrument that has the long solo in the first 2 minutes of the William Tell Overture (besides the flute)? Think and research if you need to!!!