I hope you will enjoy listening to these pieces classical music through the centuries and sharing them with your family.
Now for some Strauss. Johann Strauss 11 is called the "King of Waltz". Try listening to this lively music Perpetuum Mobile. Unlike a waltz it is written with two beats to the bar, so it is called a polka. Now try watching this polka performed to different music.Bohemian Polka
Our latest piece is the Flight of the Bumble Bee by Rimsky-Korsakov. I have two different versions to listen to. I think this piece is one the fastest pieces of music ever written for the orchestra. Enjoy.
Orchestral version
Pictorial version
First up: Finale from WILLIAM TELL OVERTURE written by Rossini in the 1820s. Try closing your eyes and listening to each instrument as it takes the lead.
Next up is the March from THE NUTCRACKER suite (a set of orchestral pieces with ideas that connect them) written by Tchaikovsky in the late 1800s and here is a Ballet ballet version. You might have heard or seen this ballet on TV. It is often performed at Christmas time. Here is the orchestra playing the TREPAK from the NUTCRACKER and now the Ballet. I think those dancers are amazing!
We've been having fun listening to a lot of the Nutcracker music and of course enjoying the Ballet - Izzy K's mum
ReplyDeleteI am so pleased someone out there is checking out the blog and connecting to the different sites. It is great the way the children are listening and responding to classical music! Thank you so much for commenting.
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