This is the Wiki for coordinating the Wikipedia assignments of MIT subject 21M.262 for Fall 2007. If you're in the class, feel free to edit it. Others, propose suggestions about what we might do on the discussion page.
Presentations edit
Sign up for a presentation and paper topic by clicking "edit this page" (at the top of the page) and adding your name to the code that appears on the correct line after the || symbols.
| DATE | COMPOSER | WORK | PRESENTER | SANDBOX |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9/19 | Bartok | Fourth String Quartet (Bartok) | Omar | /Bartok |
| 9/26 | Hindemith | Symphony in B-flat for Band | Jenna | /Hindemith |
| 9/26 | Kurt Weill | Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny | Jongjin | /Weill |
| 10/10 | Sousa | Marches in general, esp. Washington Post March | ||
| 10/10 | Amy Beach | Gaelic Symphony | ||
| 10/15 | Charles Ives | Concord Sonata | ||
| 10/17 | Ruth Crawford | String Quartet (Crawford-Seeger) | ||
| 10/22 | Henry Cowell | Piano Works (Cowell) | ||
| 10/24 | William Grant Still | Afro-American Symphony | ||
| 10/29 | Aaron Copland | Rodeo (Copland) | Sam | /Copland /Rodeo |
| 10/31 | Virgil Thomson | Four Saints in Three Acts | ||
| 11/5 | Shostakovich | Leningrad Symphony | Kevin | /Shostakovich |
Notes:
- The "Sandbox" links are places for you to work on your article before transferring it over to Wikipedia. You can also use these links to practice editing, etc.
- Scores and recordings for all these pieces are on reserve; check there to see if you like your piece before committing.
- The Wikipedia section of your final paper is due on 10/15 and the final product due on 10/22. If you choose a topic to present after this date, you will be writing a paper without the benefit of feedback on your presentation (and you will need to read ahead a bit about music history in the 40s and 50s, etc.).
- If you know that you tend to procrastinate on your research and writing, do yourself a favor and choose an early date for your presentation.
- Except for major sickness, presentations cannot be rescheduled, so check your schedule, other classes' exam dates, etc., now. If another professor springs a last-second major problem set on you for the week of your presentation, that's something you will need to work out with him or her.
- If the link to your piece is red then you're creating something from scratch. That can be fun, but so can improving something someone else has already taken the time to start. It's also a little harder to start from scratch if you're not used to editing on a Wiki.
- Remember that you may also choose to create an article on Wikipedia's competitor Citizendium. Link here: [1]. This may be a good idea if you would rather start an article on a major composer or if your piece already has a lot of text, but is still not a strong article (e.g., Mahagonny). There are two drawbacks to Citizendium: (1) it can take some time to get an account, so apply at least three days before you want it, and (2) your contributions will be seen by many fewer people who Google for it (this could be a good thing, I suppose). Directions for signing up for an account are here: [2].
262 2006 Articles edit
These articles are among the 18 written by students in 21M.262 in 2006:
Three Places in New England (Charles Ives), Mass in E flat major (and improvements to Amy Beach), Afro-American Symphony (William Grant Still), Piano Variations (Aaron Copland), Ballet Mécanique (by George Antheil), Carl Ruggles, Symphony of Psalms (Stravinsky), Elegy for J.F.K. (Stravinsky), Chinaman, Laundryman (Crawford Seeger).