The hen (and the chicken, and the rooster/cockerel) in music!

Grant Wood: The Appraisal

>Pierre Passereau: "Il est bel et bon"

>Joseph Haydn: Symphony No. 83 in G minor "La Poule" (1785)

>The Hen's March to the Midden

To do/questions:

1. Imagine the sounds that can be heard in the painting above.
2. Write the dialogue of the two women.
3. What is the hen thinking about do you think?!
4. Listen to the three pieces of music listed above (click on links).
5. Choose one of the pieces, describe it and recount its history.
6. Find another piece of music that has as (one of) its subject(s) the hen (or chicken, or cockerel) and send it to this blog post as a "comment"!