**ANSWER THIS IN 250 WORDS MIN**

Choose one of the Week 2 listening examples, which are embedded in Chapter 2 “Early Western Art Music” of the course e-text and in the Week 2 Lesson. (Music from the Middle Ages or Renaissance only, no Dylan, Baez, or Cash, etc.) Please make sure to read other students’ posts to select composers that have not been written about already. Be sure to include the title of the listening example in your answer. After listening, address the following 6 questions:

I HAVE CHOSEN “If ye love me”, Thomas Tallis (Styles and Tonality) 

I HAVE CHOSEN “If ye love me”, Thomas Tallis (Styles and Tonality) 

• How did the music make you feel? Why?
• What was the mood of the music? Why do you say that?
• How would you move your body to the music? Why did you choose that movement?
• What facial expression would you associate with the music and why?
• Did the music make you think of a specific person, place or thing?
• What did you picture in your mind while listening? Why?

At the end of your response, include a paragraph describing two of the following musical elements of your chosen listening example: melody, harmony, timbre, texture, rhythm and form. Include an explanation of why you selected those terms to describe your chosen composition. Refer to Chapter 2 in the course text for a detailed explanation of these important musical terms. Your answer should reflect knowledge and understanding of the course materials, particularly as it relates to your chosen composition. Be sure to cite your sources.

REPLY TO EACH POST 100 WORDS MIN EACH

1.  Breves dies hominis” by Pérotinus

The excerpt I chose was “Breves dies hominis” by Pérotinus. This music made me feel relaxed and calm. It made me feel that way because it made me want to close my eyes and just listen to the music and forget what was going on around me. The mood of the music was meditative. It puts me in a place where I want to just sit back and relax. I could probably listen to this type of music when I am having a bad day because of how relaxing it was. The way I would move my body to this music would be slow, and effortlessly because I would be able to let the music flow through my body and follow the rhythm that goes with it. The type of facial expression I would associate with this certain type of music would be a neutral facial expression. Although I have never really listened to this type of music it was quite intriguing. Slow rhythms induce peace and serenity, while wind instruments stand out for causing a lively, lively and comforting effect. I think that the vast majority, if not to say that happens to everyone. The first time I listen to a song it reminds you of something in particular, the rest of the time the listeners remind me of the same thing. I never in people, but in things or in past situations. While listening to this I saw the images of waves crash by note in a scene of eternal paradise.

2.  O Magnum Mysterium” By Gabrieli

The piece that I have chosen to listen to was O Magnum Mysterium By Gabrieli. As soon as I saw this beautiful piece listed to talk about I could not wait to write about it! I myself have come in contact with this piece of music twice in my musical career once was with a trumpet ensemble during my last year in high school and the other time was a college choir I saw live singing it.

I tend to always get a bitter sweet mood from this piece of music. I believe it is to represent about the joys in living a whole life but that in reality all life must come to an end at some point. At the beginning of the of the piece it starts off very soft but then is just followed by a strain of beautiful chords basically through out the rest of the song. I also feel that the beginning always makes me smile and think about how life is so valuable and precious. As the piece progresses in time the dynamics of the music are not so soft anymore. At the end the sounds from whether it be the brass roaring the melody in a wind ensemble or a full choir pouring their hearts out while singing with such emotion can not help but make you cry like a baby. I can honestly say I have never been able to listen to this whole piece without tearing up.

In conclusion O Magnum Mysterium will always have a special place in my heart and I would encourage anybody on here in this class to check this piece out and see how you can emotionally connect with it.