Write a paper on the historical period in which your composer lived and composed

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

Your research should include:

Write a paper on 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
Ccile 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

All written assignments will run through SafeAssign, Blackboard’s plagiarism checking tool. Be sure to paraphrase appropriately.
See the Rubric for how your grade will be determined.

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