Exam 2 Content Essays Please see the following essay topics. From the following five options, please choose two questions to examine in detail. Your essays should reach around 500 words, incorporate specific materials from the reading, musical, and classroom assignments, and make clear, compelling, and convincing arguments. Please do NOT duplicate source materials or musical examples across your essays. The goal is to make two distinct arguments and engage with the breadth of our course material and musical examples. If you choose to duplicate musical examples and source materials across both essays, an automatic 25-point deduction will apply. 1. What is the western art music canon and how does it influence art music in today's world? 2. Which was your favorite "style period" (Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and Modern) and why? Examine one piece from this style period that is an essential part of the canon (that we discussed in class), and then consider another piece from this style period that is NOT inside the canon. How do both pieces engage with the stylistic aspects of this period?