Micro Essay

Format:            Typed (word-processed) in a 12-point font – Times New Roman or 

similar, double spaced,  1 inch margins; heading in upper left corner giving name, course number, assignment, and date; title centered above body of essay.  Microsoft Word format ONLY. ( 300-350 words)

For the Fourth Micro Essay, please choose one of the two questions listed below and answer it in the form of a short paragraph.  These questions come from the readings related to Beethoven and the early Romantic Era.  Please answer in the space provided in this form and limit your paragraph to no more than 250 words (answers with significantly fewer words are fine if they can answer the chosen question fully).

A.  What were three jobs that many composers of the Romantic Era took on in order to support themselves and their composing?  Why weren’t these composers able to earn their livings primarily ascomposers?

B.  What is the idée fixe in Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique, and how is it used?  What changes did Berlioz make to the structure of the symphony to fit his program?