American music

American music Order Description Requirements Write an essay: - 250 words minimum/ 500 words maximum (must fit on one side of a single sheet of 8.5 x 11 inch paper) - Word-processed (not handwritten) single-spaced 12-point font - put your name on it 1. Must be about a musical work written and performed by American(s) AFTER the year 2000. 2. In your essay, discuss the following, in this order: Brief Introduction: - Background about the piece (date, composer, performer, what category of music this piece represents) - Briefly say why you chose this particular work Main Body (discuss SOME or ALL of the folowing) - What traits about this work are "American"? (What "American" values is this work promoting?) - Is this "pushing the envelope" for change in any specific ways, or is it maintaining the status quo? Conclusion - What did you learn about the artist(s) and about American music from researching and writing this paper?