March 27 - April 2: Listening Assignment (remember that listening assignments apply to the weeks during which the listening is assigned.)

Benjamin Britten

• Read this article about the composer: https://www.mydso.com/dso-kids/learn-and-listen/composers/benjamin-britten
• Click the black "listen" screen near the bottom left of the page and listen to the pronunciation of their name and say it three times out loud. Also listen to the two short musical excerpts by Britten in that link.
• What era did the composer write in? (Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic, Contemporary)
• What are three things you learned from the composer's biography that you liked?
• Listen to Britten's "Playful Staccato" from his "Simple Symphony": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LU4fexkx2D8 as well as his "Boisterous Bourreé": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFSTodyw0Dw