“Exploring the Life and Works of Composer [insert name here]”

For this assignment, you will choose one of the composers listed below and write a research paper.  
Your research should include: 
The historical period in which your composer lived and composed
The dates of birth and death, if applicable (some of them are still alive)
The titles of at least three of their famous musical works. Listen to those so you can include your impressions in your own words of their music. 
Any other important historical or musical information you find out about the composer you choose. 
Your paper must be in the following format:
Three pages in length 
Double spaced
12-point font 
Have a least three (3) different resources, paraphrased and cited throughout the paper with end-notes
Include a Work Cited section at the end as a separate Page 4 in MLA formatLinks to an external site..
Choose ONE from the following list of composers to research: 
Amy Beach
Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges
Lili Boulanger
George Bridgetower
Cécile Chaminade
Yu-Hui Chang
Rebecca Clarke
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
Tan Dun
Louise Farrenc
Francis Johnson
Scott Joplin
Isabella Leonarda
Tanya Leon
Wynton Marsalis
Fanny Mendelssohn
Rachel Portman
Florence Price
Clara Schumann
Bright Sheng
William Grant Still
Germaine Tailleferre
Toru Takemitsu
Joan Tower
Chinary Ung
George Walker
Judith Weir
Isang Yun

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