Choose one important historical development or series of events from the Baroque Period and describe one music compositions connected to it in a short paper of 250-300 words.

You might:
Reflect on the drama turn to art and literature in the Baroque period and associate this with one music composition from the Baroque
Reflect on the new interest in the emotions (for example in philosophy such as Descartes Passions of the Soul) and a Baroque composition that might be heard as reflective of certain emotions
Reflect on the rise of the political absolutism and one composition performed for a major ruler of the time

Your paper should contain three or more paragraphs:
Paragraph 1: a description of the historical development or series of events
Paragraph 2: the identification of a music composition associated with that historical development or series of events by its title, composer, and time period and a brief description of its music
Paragraph 3: discussion of how the music is associated with its historical context
Your paper should contain 250-300 words.

Citations
Any use of sources must be documented in MLA, APA, or Chicago-Turabian style [https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/section/2/].  You should only use signed sources (that is, sources that have a named author).  You may use Wikipedia to help find signed articles, but Wikipedia should not be used as a source itself.  Anytime you directly quote more than a phrase of five words from another source, you must enclose them in quotation marks.  Reserve quotations for truly unique formulations or controversial statements; paraphrase (and cite) your source whenever possible. 

The more important musical terms you properly use, the better your paper will be (try to use about 8 of these terms). When you use these terms put them in bold.