Music: An Appreciation, 10th Edition (Kamien)

The Symphony: An Interactive Guide

http://library.thinkquest.org/22673/quicktour.html

This excellent site features an overview of the history and development of the symphony, composer biographies, sound files and a timeline.

A History of the Symphony Orchestra

http://www.mathcs.duq.edu/~iben/orchist.htm

A brief description of the history of the symphony is provided at this site. Sound files accompany detailed descriptions of musical instruments and their development.

Using the websites provided above, answer the following questions.

1			Describe the specific characteristics of a symphony.
2			Account for the change in size of the typical symphony orchestra. Give examples of major compositions for these ensembles from several composers in each of two periods of western musical history.
3			Give examples from the classical repertoire to illustrate the use of three different musical forms in the finale movements of symphonies.