VOCABULARY

Ex.10. Find words or phrases in the text which mean the same as following.

1. qualified

2. famous

3. to collect

4. Catholic liturgy

5. a wind instrument of the flute family

6. clavecin

Ex.11. Fill in the gaps in the following sentences with the word combinations above.

1. In the sixteenth century attempts were made to provide choirs with secular music as a contrast to _______, Motets, and other sacred works.

2. Tchaikovsky was one of the most _______ Russian composers of the nineteenth century.

3. The virginal is similar to the ________, but smaller, and with the keyboard arrangement on the side instead of the end.

4. Anny was really very fond of Beethoven's music. She has ________ a wonderful collection of his works.

5. My mother is very ________ in music making.

SPEAKING ACTIVITIES

Ex.12. JUsing additional information make a report about the development of music in the reign of Henry VIII.

Ex.13. JCompare American and British music. Discuss common features and differences.

Ex.14. JRead the quotations about American and British music. What view does each of the quotation express? Share your opinion.

P "Ask anyone. If it hadn't been for Elvis, I don't know where popular music would be. He was the one that started it all off, and he was definitely the start of it for me." ~ Elton John

P "The English may not like music but they absolutely love the noise it makes." ~Thomas Beecham, Sir (1879-1961). British conductor and impresario.

P "The Irish gave the bagpipes to the Scots as a joke, but the Scots haven't got the joke yet." ~Oliver Herford

P "The whole music business in the United States is based on numbers, based on unit sales and not on quality. It's not based on beauty, it's based on hype and it's based on cocaine. It's based on giving presents of large packages of dollars to play records on the air." Frank Zappa

P "American music is something the rest of the world wants to listen to. Our job is to make sure they pay for it." Jason Berman, RIAA

P "It is from the blues that all that may be called American music derives it most distinctive characteristics."

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