essay for my class on history of pop music
My paper is on the Queen performance at Wembley Stadium, when Freddie Mercury delivered the performance of a lifetime on July 13, 1985. The instructions for the paper are below. This needs to be 3 pages (not including the works cited page) essay, double-paced in Times New Roman font.
Paper Guidelines
In an essay of at least three pages, present and defend a clearly articulated thesis regarding the cultural significance and meaning of a musical work or documented performance in the period or culture(s)examined in the course.
Additional research outside of the textbook about the music and its composer and/or performer will be necessary to complete this assignment.
The essay should be organized around a central thesis that is clearly stated in the introduction.
The essay should integrate the following issues and material into the development of this thesis:
1. Identify a cultural theme or value exemplified by the work or documented performance you have chosen, and link this theme or value to the sociopolitical context in which this music was produced. Why is this theme or value of relevance to the production of this music?
2. Who composed or produced the work or performance? Describe at least three important aspects of the social and cultural environment in which the
musician(s) worked.
3. Define at least three important aspects of the style of this musical practice. In broad terms, how does this work or performance reflect the cultural, aesthetic, and/or political values of the period or culture in which it was produced?
4. What is the genre of the work or performance? What are the basic characteristics and historical background of this genre? What kinds of expectations might audience members have had when encountering a new work or performance in this genre?
5. Select at least one movement or extended section of the work or performance and describe its distinctive stylistic, dramatic, and/or formal aspects as they relate to the cultural and aesthetic values of the period or culture.
6. Which aspects of the performance or recording were particularly effective (or ineffective) at conveying the cultural significance or meaning of the work as you have explained it?
