Written Assignment #3 – Who are These Famous Composers?

For this assignment, you will choose one of the composers listed below and write a research paper.

Your research should include:

• The historical period in which your composer lived and composed
• The dates of birth and death, if applicable (some of them are still alive)
• The titles of at least three of their famous musical works. Listen to those so you can include your impressions in your own words of their music.
• Any other important historical or musical information you find out about the composer you choose.

Your paper must be in the following format:

• Three pages in length
• Double spaced
• 12-point font
• Have a least three (3) different resources, paraphrased and cited throughout the paper with end-notes
• Include a Work Cited section at the end as a separate Page 4 in MLA format.

Choose ONE from the following list of composers to research: 

• Amy Beach
• Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges
• Lili Boulanger
• George Bridgetower
• Cécile Chaminade
• Yu-Hui Chang
• Rebecca Clarke
• Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
• Tan Dun
• Louise Farrenc
• Francis Johnson
• Scott Joplin
• Isabella Leonarda
• Wynton Marsalis
• Fanny Mendelssohn
• Rachel Portman
• Florence Price
• Clara Schumann
• Bright Sheng
• William Grant Still
• Toru Takemitsu
• Germaine Tailleferre
• Chinary Ung
• George Walker
• Judith Weir
• Isang Yun