October 1 - October 7 Listening/Composer Assignment (remember that listening assignments apply to the weeks during which the listening is assigned.)

Bela Bartok

Composer (listen to the music excerpt on the page):

http://www.dsokids.com/listen/ComposerDetail.aspx?composerID=83

And YouTube links:

Piano Sonata no. 1, mvt. 1 by Lang Lang: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJ7A846nIjs

What is ethnomusicology? Why is Bartok considered one of the first ethnomusicologists?