September 26 - October 2: Listening Assignment (remember that listening assignments apply to the weeks during which the listening is assigned.)

Gioachino Rossini

• Read this article about Rossini: http://www.dsokids.com/listen/by-composer/gioachino-rossini.aspx
• Listen to the one musical excerpt in the link above as well as the pronunciation of his name and say it three times out loud. 
• What era did he compose in (Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic, Contemporary)?
• What are three things you learned from his biography that you liked?
• Please listen to/watch Rossini's most famous overture, the "William Tell Overture": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOofwWT3Edc
• Regarding the video above, this is probably one of the best recordings in existence because of Karajan, one of the most famous conductors of all time!