Essay Question: Music has been described as the ordering of sound in time. Composers have shaped music into countless forms, many of which have endured for hundreds of years, such as the symphony or the string quartet. Describe ONE of the following musical forms in detail. Be sure to include in your discussion: *the defining characteristics of this form *when in musical history this form developed and how it has evolved since *major composers who wrote in this style Possible Choices: 1)mass 2)madrigal 3)concerto 4)aria and recitative 5)sonata 6)symphony 7)programmatic symphony or symphonic poem 8)song cycle