April 13 – April 19: Listening Assignment (remember that listening assignments apply to the weeks during which the listening is assigned.)

Johannes Brahms (#1)

• Read the composer's short bio here (no music links need to be watched).
• Read Brahm's famous quote: 
• “If there is anyone here whom I have not insulted, I beg his pardon.”
• “Without craftsmanship, inspiration is a mere reed shaken in the wind.”
• “The idea comes to me from outside of me - and is like a gift.
• Q. 1. Write out the composer's entire name in your lesson plan.
• Q. 2. What era did this composer live/write in?
• Listen to and watch Brahms's Intermezzo in A Major, op. 118 no. 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEAD6vGOFeM
• Q. 3. Name 3–5 famous pieces this composer wrote for the piano (or what is now played on the piano, if originally written for a different instrument). Use different pieces if the composer has previously been asked for.
• Q. 4. Name 3–5 stylistic characteristics of why this piece is a part of the musical era you wrote above. (Refer to the new page on the blog on the right called "Musical Period Characteristics" for help.)