Louis Armstrong is the composer

Composer/Performer Paper

100 Points

Please submit as an attached document in CANVAS

Due: December 3, 2019 at 5:30 pm

Directions: Select a composer/performer, one from our class discussions, a solo artist or a group performer of your choice.

INFORMATION TO INCLUDE:

LIFE: historical background of composer/performer (country of birth, years of life, family influences on music, factors that influenced their music, did they perform, etc.)

MUSICAL ERA: what musical era did the composer/performer write, live in, etc. and what are the musical characteristics identified during that era?

TYPE OF MUSIC BY THE COMPOSER/PERFORMER: instrumental, vocal, both instrumental and vocal. What form(s) of music is the composer known for writing? (Symphonies, chants, piano etudes, jazz compositions, pop music, etc.)

IDENTIFY AND DESCRIBE AT LEAST TWO OF THE COMPOSER/PERFORMERS WELL-KNOWN WORKS.

Format:

You may use APA or MLA format.