20th Century Composers – Obituary Assignment   You will be writing an obituary for a famous 20th Century composer.  You may choose any composer from the list provided at the end of the assignment.  The person chosen for this assignment cannot be the composer chosen for your second biography paper.   An obituary is basically a summary of a person’s life that appears in a newspaper after that person dies.  Information included in your obituaries will include dates of the person’s life (including month and day), family members, cause of death, major dates in the person’s life, major compositions, and any other important information about the person.  You must also include a picture of your composer.  Included in this prompt is an example obituary.   You may present your obituary in several forms: 1)     Typed (Such as in Microsoft Word) 2)     On Posterboard or oversized paper 3)     Multimedia (Power Point) 4)     Other (See me for approval)   Obituaries cannot be handwritten unless presented on posterboard.  Your obituaries will be graded based on both content and creativity of presentation.   Your obituaries are due: Monday, April 2nd.   DO NOT take another person’s words and present them as your own.  You must use your own words.  Students who plagiarize will be dealt with harshly.     Composer List Igor Stravinsky               John Cage                               Claude Debussy Aaron Copland               Ellen Taffe Zwillich                  Leonard Bernstein George Gershwin           Dimitri Shostacovich               Gustav Holst Charles Ives                             George Crumb                         Arnold Shoenberg         Example Obituary (minus the picture)   The Vienna Times Vol. 4       March 27, 1827          ***** 5-Star          Ludwig von Beethoven  (December 17, 1770 – March 26, 1827)       Ludwig von Beethoven, often referred to as the Father of the Romantic Era, died yesterday in Vienna.  He was 56 years old.   Mr. Beethoven was a well-known and respected composer, able to compose despite the fact that he was completely deaf the last years of his life.  Many of Mr. Beethoven’s greatest compositions, in fact, were written after he had lost his hearing.  These pieces include Symphony No. 9 and Missa Solemnis.   As a child Beethoven was a prodigy, though he never achieved the kind of fame enjoyed by Mozart.  As he progressed in his studies, held with numerous composers including Antonio Salieri, Franz Joseph Hayden, and Mozart himself, Beethoven began to develop a new style of musical writing.  Though Beethoven was one of the early users of this “Romantic” Style of writing, the trend is beginning to catch on with other composers.   In the last years of his life, Mr. Beethoven enjoyed an unusual arrangement with the Viennese aristocracy – he was paid simply to live in Vienna.  No compositions or commissions were required, just living in the city.   Mr. Beethoven composed numerous works of music during his career.  Among the more prominent pieces are 9 symphonies, 16 String Quartets, the Missa Solemnis, and 4 Overtures.   His Father, Johann, and his mother preceded Mr. Beethoven in death. Mr. Beethoven never married and had no children.  A Nephew, Karl von Beethoven, survives him.   A visitation service will be held Friday from 6–9 pm at the Royal Vienna Funeral Home.  A Requiem Mass will be held Saturday at 11 am at the Vienna Cathedral.