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Good Afternoon,This is the follow-up e-mail I mentioned in your introductory Mammoth E-mail that I sent you all at the start of the semester. You recall I mentioned “wake-up calls” and that I would send them out about now.	Wake-up calls	:Approximately mid-semester, several “wake-up calls” will be assigned.Any four ofthese should be chosenfor any reason in the whole world or for no reason at all. You should listen to the selection (if possible 2-3 different performances of it) and write a brief summary (one page, typed, double spaced) using better research than Wikipedia. Include your personal reaction to the piece (liked, hated, and why). Use your growing musical vocabulary in this writing. 10 points each. Some names may be spelled differently. This can be especially troublesome with names like Tchaikovsky/Tschaikowskii/Chaikovsky. Same guy.	Times New Roman 12 point	Listing of “Wake-up call” works.Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony 5 in c minor, op. 67Ludwig van Beethoven Trio 7 in Bb, op. 97 “Archduke”Franz Schubert ErlkonigIgor Stravinsky The Rite of Spring (Le Sacre du Printemps)Amy Beach Piano QuintetRobert Schumann Piano QuintetGeorges Enesco Romanian Rhapsodie 1Antonin Dvorak Cello ConcertoAntonin Dvorak “American” String QuartetFranz Liszt Les PreludesBedrich Smetana Vltava (The Moldau)Claude Debussy La MerMaurice Ravel Daphnis and ChloeMaurice Durufle RequiemLudwig van Beethoven Piano Concerto 4George Gershwin Rhapsody in BlueGabriel Faure RequiemGiacomo Puccini Gianni Schicchi (Johnny Skeeky) View it in English if you canRalph Vaughan Williams Mass in GJohann Sebastian Bach Brandenburg Concerto 2George Frideric Handel Messiah (Hallelujah Chorus)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Clarinet ConcertoClara Schumann Piano TrioFranz Joseph Haydn Symphony 100Johannes Brahms Serenade, op. 16Edward Elgar Pomp and Circumstance MarchesModest Mussorgsky A Night on Bald MountainPeter Tchaikovsky Nutcracker SuiteAaron Copland Appalachian SpringCesar Franck Symphony in d minorCarl Nielsen Symphony 4 “The Inextinguishable”Serge Prokofiev Peter and the WolfSergei Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto 2Jean Sibelius Violin ConcertoFranz Joseph Haydn Emperor QuartetCarlos Chavez Symphony 1Gustav Mahler Das Lied von der ErdeAntonio Vivaldi “Spring” from The Four SeasonsJohann Erich Wolfgang Korngold “Marietta’s Lied” from The Dead City (Die Tode Stadt)Ludwig van Beethoven Mass in CRobert Schumann Frauenliebe und LebenAlban Berg Wozzeck View it if you canJohannes Brahms Alto RhapsodyHeitor Villa Lobos Bachianas Brasileiras 5Ferde Grofe Grand Canyon SuiteJohannes Brahms Symphony 2Heitor Villa Lobos Bachianas Brasileiras 5Richard Wagner Overture “The Flying Dutchman”Benjamin Britten The Young Person’s Guide to the OrchestraRalph Vaughan Williams Mass in G

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Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony 5 in C minor
Symphony 5 in C minor was one of Beethoven’s best and popular compositions which set a benchmark for other classical compositions during that time when it was performed in 1808. The piece was written by Beethoven in 1804 and when it first reached the audiences, the symphony didn’t make an instant impact. What makes the symphony unique according to (Gibbs), is that the symphony was performed in the dedication of Prince Lobokowitz and Count Andreas. Symphony 5 in C minor also was composed after Beethoven had revealed that he was experiencing the loss of hearing. The four-note motif in the beginning with a minim and three quavers is a way to describe what Beethoven was going through. The inevitable fate that plays a role in every individual’s life by knocking at the door is a vivid description of the start of the Symphony in C minor. 
           
The Symphony was also used after the war as a victory march besides commercials. Although the initial motif is the highlight of the piece, one cannot ignore the melody athat begins in the 63rd bar; a listener can hear the slow melody of a sad story as the note b-flat, e-flat and d are being played. The emotion or the picture that can be drawn by listening to this part of the symphony gives the listener chills and shows the struggle in the story. The music also reflects the state of the popularity of the piece itself as it gradually became popular and showed the genius of Beethoven to the musicians.
Richard Wagner Overture “The Flying Dutchman”
           The Flying Dutchman by Richard Wagner begins with trumpets that take the listener back to the old marches with the military as the music is being played. However, the musical piece by Wagner is an opera based on a tale of the Flying Dutchman,

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