January 7 - January 13 Listening/Composer Assignment (remember that listening assignments apply to the weeks during which the listening is assigned.)

Arcady Dubensky

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

http://www.dsokids.com/listen/ComposerDetail.aspx?composerID=46

Listening: The examples on the page above as well as these YouTube videos:

Fugue for 9 violins: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDTQ742Vaa8 (these are amateurs, but I think this is a great physical demonstration of what a fugue is)

Question: After watching the entrance of the first few violins, how does this apply to a fugue? Explore what a fugue is if you are not sure.