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Little is
MuchA Children's
Christian Musical by Elaine Ernst Schneider. Two (2) CD set: a music disc with both
performance and accompaniment tracks for 7 original songs, and a print
ready data CD with full musical script, staging suggestions for use
with puppets, lyrics only pages, sheet music for all 7 songs including
guitar chords and Sign Language adaptation for 2 songs. Lifetime
performance licensing agreement. More information here.
Introduction to Guitar: Guitar Chord
Families and Progressions. Learning guitar is fun! It is helpful to
know that certain chords are likely to occur
in a song
– and they will appear in a grouping (or “family”) almost every time. Elaine Ernst Schneider,
September 11, 2004
Elements
of Music Series by
Elaine
Ernst Schneider and Joanne Mikola
Elements
of Music Notation : Note
Values
Whole, half,
quarter, eighth
and sixteenth notes. Learn to recognize each after reviewing this
lesson's
graphics.
Bizet
has been described as having been a lively, energetic man, with a sense
of humor, and a temper – but not a very reflective or philosophical
character.
This can be seen in his music, which is always full of color and
rhythm,
beautifully orchestrated, dramatic even, but not often moving or
thoughtful.
Until Carmen.
.
Alexander
Borodin Born in
1833 in St. Petersburg,
Alexander Borodin was the illegitimate son of the Georgian (Russian)
Prince
Gedianov
and his 24 year old mistress Madame Antonova, and although a very
talented
child, he was not, it seems, a musical prodigy.
.
Johannes
Brahms The young
Johannes was
expected to pay his way, and so, at the age of thirteen, he was sent to
earn money by playing the piano late at night in Hamburg's dockside
taverns
and brothels.
.
Frederic
Chopin Many
composers of the
period, Beethoven, Schumann, Mendelssohn and Liszt, regarded the
piano as their favourite instrument. But nobody understood it better
than
Chopin. He could make the piano sound more truly romantic and poetic
than
anybody else.
.
Claude
Debussy Music has
this over painting
Debussy is said to have declared in 1906, it can bring together all
manner
of variations of colour and light, and of course is always in motion as
opposed to static as a painting can only be.
.
Edward
Elgar Elgar's
father ran a
music shop in Worcester, and eventually the whole family moved to live
above it. Elgar later recalled the experience as giving him the chance
to ‘read everything, play everything, hear everything'.
.
Edvard
Grieg Listening
to Grieg's
famous ‘Piano Concerto in A minor' as I am now, I have to agree with
those
who say that it is deservedly recognized as one of the finest specimens
of the piano concerto repertoire.
‘The
Emperor's Hymn' became the theme of the German National anthem, which
was
to become one of his most popular songs, and certainly the composer's
favourite.
.
Franz
Lehar Lehar's
operettas cleverly
tuned in to the traditional Viennese spirit of sweetness and charm,
which
was by then increasingly tempered with a nostalgia for a happier past
following
its collapse in 1918 at the end of the First World War.
.
Franz
Liszt Many of his
compositions
reflect his phenomenal technique, and still tax the best of pianists.
His
contemporary, Anton Rubenstein, also a virtuoso pianist, observed that,
compared with Liszt all other pianists were 'children'.
.
Gustav
Mahler In Vienna
of 1897, most
government and other important public posts were open only to Roman
Catholics.
Mahler was born a Jew, so in order to secure the coveted post he became
a convert.
The
sound of the sea has intrigued many composers with its wide variety of
orchestral possibilities. It is a recurring theme in several overtures
composed by Mendelssohn, even before his visit to Scotland in 1829.
.
Wolfgang
Amadeus Mozart His work
belongs to the
Classical period which came about in the latter half of the 18th
century.
It was a time of order, simplicity, and refinement, and in marked
contrast
to the extravagant Baroque era that went before it.
.
Jacques
Offenbach Offenbach
was the main
founder of 'operetta' (light opera with dialogue). This was a genre
which
led toward the musical theatre of the 20th century, and a distinctly
separate
world of popular music.
.
Niccolo
Paganini Listening
to Paganini's
violin concertos, I can see his ecstatic glee in the music he produced
from his instrument, the blazing eyes, and the demonic energy which
audiences
the world over found so hypnotic.
.
Sergei
Prokofiev From the
din and dissonance
of a work such as ‘The Steel Step', and the drama and excitement of
‘Romeo
and Juliet' (both ballets) to the innocent charm of the fairy
tale
‘Peter and the Wolf', Prokofiev has emerged as one of the most powerful
and popular composers of the 20th century.
.
Giacomo
Puccini In the
realm of opera,
few composers can compare with Puccini in his ability to match a
theme to a dramatic situation and touch the hearts of his listeners.
.
Maurice
Ravel With its
relentless,
pulsating rhythm, 'Bolero' a bravura piece for orchestra, is probably
Maurice
Ravel's best known work.
In
July 1871, although still a naval lieutenant and without formal
training
in composition, he accepted a post at the St. Petersburg Conservatory,
teaching himself in secret to stay ahead of his pupils.
.
Camille
Saint-Saens In his
lifetime Saint-Saens
composed over three hundred works, including 13 operas, and was the
first
major composer to write music specifically for the cinema.
.
Robert
Schumann Robert
Schumann's ‘Opus 54, Third Movement' starts off in what I can only
describe
as a blaze of color with a solo piano taking center stage.
.
Johann
Strauss II Johann's
success was
immediate as he was able to develop his father's dance forms, including
not only waltzes, but gallops, quadrilles, and polkas with richer
harmonies
and more ambitious structures.
Many
who would not claim to be fond of classical music would nevertheless be
familiar with Tchaikovsky's most famous of overtures - the 1812 - which
recalls Napoleon's invasion of Russia and his defeat in 1812.
.
Ludwig
van Beethoven Gifted
or goaded? When his son began to show signs of exceptional
musical
talent, Johann van Beethoven sought to exploit it in the way Mozart's
father had done so successfully twenty years earlier.
.
Giuseppe
Verdi The
Italians liked the
common touch Verdi never lost, and the way many of his operas echoed
the
patriotic feelings of his day, so that for them he became a
national
hero.
.
Antonio
Vivaldi For many
years Vivaldi's
work was largely forgotten, but in the mid 20th century the discovery
of
a large number of manuscripts, combined with the revival of interest in
the Baroque period, produced a Vivaldi renaissance.
Mozart/Beethoven
Creative Writing Assignment Practice the five
parts
of a letter: heading, salutation, body, closing, and signature.
Adapted
for Grade 5-7; Gr. 8-9; and 10-12. June 9, 2001
Interactive
Puzzle The
Planets
Includes
midi file: Holst; The Planets - Jupiter Joanne
Mikola April 2, 2001
Interactive
Puzzle United
States Capital Cities
Includes
National Anthem 'Star Spangled Banner' midi file
Joanne
Mikola March 31, 2001
Interactive Puzzle
map of Canada
Includes
National anthem 'Oh, Canada' midi file
Joanne
Mikola, March 25, 2001
The
First Canadian Christmas Carol. This
song not only predates the formation of the country, Canada, it was
written
before the pioneers actually started to voluntarily stay in the wilds
of
New France. Joanne Mikola December 6, 2000
