various sounds. Therefore, simple tribal chants, a half-spoken style of singing or a composition created by a computer program may or may not be accepted as music by members of a given society or sub-group.

【自学天地--课前阅读】

Task 1. Read the passage and summarize the main idea.

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Task 2. Read the passage again and answer the questions.

1.Why is the symphony created by Haydn different ?

2. What did Mozart do when he toured Europe?

3.Who encouraged Beethoven to move to Vienna?

Task 3. Do True or False and correct them if they are false.

1. Haydn is known as "the father of the symphony." ( )

2. When Mozart was four, he learned to play the piano. ( )

3. Mozart composed more than 600 pieces of music. ( )

4. Beethoven's mother taught him to play the piano. ( )

5. Beethoven continued composing after he went deaf. .( )

Task 4. Find out the phrases from the passage, line them down on your book and memorize them.

1. 作为...而出名______________________ 2. 有史以来_____________________ 3. 在英国巡回演出____________________ 4. 开音乐会_____________________ 5. 显示出音乐天赋____________________ 6. 余生 _____________________ 7. 变聋 ____________________ 8. 对...印象_____________________ 9.鼓励某人做... ____________________ 10. 从...学到...__________________

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