1. DQ 5. Create your initial post on the DQ 5 Discussion Board in response to th

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DQ 5. Create your initial post on the DQ 5 Discussion Board in response to the following information based on the video:
After watching the “How Language transformed Humanity” Ted Talk video (https://www.ted.com/talks/mark_pagel_how_language_…), answer the following questions:
What is cumulative cultural adaptation? Give an example that is NOT used in the video, and comment on what parts of the brain this might involve. [3 points]
What is your opinion that that language is a response to “visual theft”? Explain what visual theft means to you and how you formed your opinion. [2 points]
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DQ 5: Create your initial post on the DQ 5 Discussion Board in response to the following question(s):
Note: This Discussion Question assignment requires a second post. In order to receive full credit for this assignment, you need to write both posts. See below for details.
Listed below are links to 5 examples of well‐known works of Impressionist composers. Peruse the list and then then listen to one of these works. While you are listening, read about the music by clicking on the “Read about this work” link provided for each. (If for any reason you do not like the music you selected, then choose another selection.)
After you finish listening, Go to the DQ 5 Discussion Board and post the name of the composer and the work you listened to. (Be sure to use the full name of the composer and the work.) In a few sentences, answer the following question:
A. What about the work you listened to impressed you? Feel free to provide any personal comments or observations you may have about the music or the composer.
B. Then, in a one or two additional sentences, make a recommendation to the other students about the work you listened to and why you think they should listen to it. Be sure to copy and paste the link to the video of your selected work into your post.
C. Return to the board at later time when other students have posted their initial responses and read over the posts of your fellow classmates. Choose one work recommended by a classmate and listen to it. Then create a short post responding to his/her initial post on the Discussion Board.
Copied below is the list of Impressionist music for this week’s Discussion Assignment.
Musical Examples (5):
1. Claude Debussy:
Piano Work: Claire de Lune (“Moonlight”) from Suite Bergamasque for Piano (1905; 6’55”) Claude Debussy – Clair de Lune [HD]
This third movement of Debussy’s Suite Bergamasque, entitled “Clair de lune” is one of the most famous works in all of classical music. Several of the video performances of it on YouTube have been viewed multiple tens of millions of times, which gives an indication of the current popularity of Impressionistic music.
The name of this work comes from a poem by Paul Verlaine entitled Clair de lune (“Moonlight” in French). Read more about this work here while you are listening: http://theconversation.com/decoding-the-music-mast…
2. Maurice Ravel: Piano Work: Gaspard de la Nuit (“Treasurer of the Night,”1908)
Third Movement, “Scarbo” Argerich plays Gaspard de la Nuit – Scarbo
This work starts very slowly and quietly, but it contains some of the most brilliant piano writing ever composed. The music depicts the nighttime mischief of small fiend or goblin of some sort, making pirouettes, flitting in and out of the darkness, disappearing and suddenly reappearing. Its uneven flight, hitting and scratching against the panels of the bed, casting a growing shadow in the moonlight creates a nightmarish scene for the observer lying in his bed.
Read more about this work here while you are listening: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaspard_de_la_nuit
3. Maurice Ravel: Chamber Music Work: Introduction & Allegro for Harp, Flute, Clarinet & Strings [1905] Ravel – Introduction et allegro pour harpe, flûte, clarinette et quatuor à cordes (1905)
This 10-minute work in two movements is a miniature masterpiece of Impressionistic music. Something akin to a miniature concerto, it is scored for harp, flute, clarinet and string quartet (2 violins, viola & cello). It presents a lighter-textured kind of Impressionistic sound.
Read more about this work here while you are listening: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Introduction_and_Allegro_(Ravel)
4. Claude Debussy: Orchestral Work: La Mer (“The Sea,”1905)
1st Movement: “From Dawn to Noon on the Sea” (“De l’aube à midi sur la mer”)
Debussy’s 3-movement orchestral work, La Mer, is one of the great orchestral masterpieces of the 20th century. Composed in 3 movements, this work depicts the sound and feeling of the sea at different times of day and in different aspects with brilliant effect!
Claude Debussy: La Mer – First MovementRead more about this work here while you are listening: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_mer_(Debussy)
5. Manuel De Falla: Orchestral Work with Piano – “Nights in the Gardens of Spain” [1915]
Manuel De Falla’s orchestral work, Nights in the Gardens of Spain is one of the great masterpieces of musical mood. Falla referred to Nights in the Gardens of Spain as “symphonic impressions.” This is not a concerto. The piano part is very significant, but never dominant. A very lush musical work!
Read more about this work here while you are listening: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nights_in_the_Gardens…
After posting, return to the board and read over the posts of your fellow classmates. Choose at least one classmate and create a post responding to his/her initial post on the Discussion Board.