Music homework

Ye 1

Due by 10.00pm on Sunday

WATCH & LISTEN: Video: Watch the movie by Bergman, "The Magic Flute" – Listen to period examples on all of your CDs.

 

RESEARCH ON THE WEB - ESSAY: Discuss classical music and recent research concerning the development of the human brain by linking the music of Mozart & The Golden Mean. How might have Mozart's opera "The Magic Flute" and Bergman's rendition suggest this?

(Hint: Start with the “Mozart effect”.)

Mozart - Ingmar Bergman - The Magic Flute Act i Pt1.mp4

Opening scene:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ltD-bsrcHE

(NOTE: you will need to load this into your browser to watch)

An Ingmar Bergman film of The Magic Flute. Note the mechanical set changes. These are water powered.

NOTE: These are just a short clips of the opera. To be successfull in answering the chapter question, you will need to watch the entire opera.