1) The ancient Greeks understood beauty as part of a trifecta of fundamentals (truth, beauty, and goodness) that should ideally guide every rational being. Beauty, for them, was a provable quality in...

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1) The ancient Greeks understood beauty as part of a trifecta of fundamentals (truth, beauty, and goodness) that should ideally guide every rational being. Beauty, for them, was a provable quality in a work: in sculpture and music, for instance, ratio and proportion were the qualities which could grant a work beauty. Where do you think beauty resides: in the eye of the beholder, or in the work itself? Think about your favorite piece of music: is it something about the work that makes it so great, or is it something about you? If it’s all a matter of taste: do you think there is such a thing as good taste and bad taste? (300-500 words) 2) What were some ways in which Modernism still resembled Romanticism? What elements of Romanticism were most strongly rebelled against by the Modernists? And of all the composers we listened to that WEREN’T from the 19th century, which one struck you as the most Romantic? (300-500 words) 3) Use a piece we listened to in class to score a scene from a film or television show you watch. Explain your reasoning, drawing specific attention to the musical content and why you feel it is appropriate to the scene. Does the history of the piece, or the ideas behind it, change the meaning of the scene in any way, or does it reinforce it? (As long as is necessary) 4) Erik Satie was considered a huge influence on the Postmodernists, even though he died nearly 50 years before the advent of Postmodernism. Why would the Postmodernists we listened to find him interesting? How do you think it came to be that a man born in the 19th century could seem so Postmodern to us today? (300-500 words) 10