The Romantic Period
Footage of live performance of double concerto for Violin and Cello.
Official classification: Cello, Violin, Concerto, The Romantic Period, Classical Pieces, Video, Brahms, Johannes, Performance video clip
Footage of live performance of double concerto for Violin and Cello.
Official classification: Cello, Violin, Concerto, The Romantic Period, Classical Pieces, Video, Brahms, Johannes, Performance video clip
Tags: mixed brass, brass quintet
Second movement from Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46. Musical accompaniment to a play, composed by Norwegian composer, Edvard Grieg.
KS1 idea: Focus listening to use of long sounds and contrasts in dynamics loud & soft. KS2 pupils could also notice differences in texture.
Official classification: The Romantic Period, Classical Pieces, Audio, Grieg, Edvard Hagerup, Long and Short Sounds, Curriculum support
Second movement from Symphony Number 9 (aka New World Symphony) by Czech Romantic composer Antonin Dvorak. More recently used as soundtrack to television adverts for Hovis bread.
KS1 idea: Listen as an example of music used for purpose; a description of a rural American landscape.
Official classification: Symphony, The Romantic Period, Classical Pieces, Audio, Dvorak, Antonan Leopold, Curriculum support
First of 21 lively dance tunes, mostly based on Hungarian themes by German Romantic composer and pianist Johannes Brahms.
KS1 idea: Listen as example of fast tempo piece with a steady beat.
Official classification: Tempo, The Romantic Period, Classical Pieces, Audio, Brahms, Johannes, Austria, Germany, Curriculum support
Well know piece by German classical composer Ludwig van Beethoven.
KS1 idea: an example of music used to portray a mood. Contrast with pieces such as Vivaldi's Spring (1. Allegro)
Official classification: Piano, The Classical Period, The Romantic Period, Classical Pieces, Audio, Sonata, Beethoven, Ludwig Van, Curriculum support
Music animation machine - Claude Debussy's piano piece, with scrolling score; performance and graphics by Stephen Malinowski (smalin).
Production notes for this video are at
www.musanim.com/ProductionNote...
This type of display can be generated from any MIDI file with this tool: www.musanim.com/player/
Official classification: Piano, The Romantic Period, Classical Pieces, Video, Curriculum support, 4c Listening, and applying knowledge and understanding - processes and symbols, 4c Listening, and applying knowledge and understanding - processes and symbols, Debussy, Claude
Music animation machine - Piano music by Johannes Brahms, accompanied by a synchronized, scrolling bar-graph score. This type of display can be generated from any MIDI file with this tool: www.musanim.com/player/
Official classification: The Romantic Period, Classical Pieces, Video, Brahms, Johannes, Curriculum support, 4c Listening, and applying knowledge and understanding - processes and symbols, 4c Listening, and applying knowledge and understanding - processes and symbols
Second movement from Beethoven's 6th Symphony. Suggested as good example ostinati.
Official classification: Symphony, The Classical Period, The Romantic Period, Classical Pieces, Audio, Beethoven, Ludwig Van, Curriculum support
Orchestral march by French romantic composer Hector Berlioz.
KS1/2 idea: Excellent example of March for focussed listening, along with plenty of loud/quiet variation of dynamics.
Official classification: The Romantic Period, Audio, Curriculum support, March
Waltz in D flat major, Op. 64, No. 1, popularly known as the Minute Waltz, and also Valse du petit chien, is a waltz for solo piano by Polish composer and pianist Frédéric Chopin. It is dedicated to the Countess Delfina Potocka.
KS1/2 idea: example of fast, short sounds and use of tempo for effect (slowing towards end of phrases)
Official classification: Piano, Solos, The Romantic Period, Classical Pieces, Audio, Chopin, Frederic, Curriculum support
Excellent example of descriptive music and use of ostinato.
Official classification: Ostinato, The Romantic Period, Audio, Curriculum support
Number 1 of 8 Slavonic dances by Czech Romantic composer Antonin Dvorak.
KS2 idea for listening, suggested focusses: contrast between initial longer chord and shorter sounds that follow, strong 3 metre and good dynamic contrasts. Brisk tempo influenced by national folk dances.
Official classification: Changes in Volume, Tempo, The Romantic Period, Classical Pieces, Audio, Dvorak, Antonan Leopold, Long and Short Sounds, Curriculum support
Schertzo or third movement from the New World Symphony, Dvorak apparently based this movement on a scene from the poem Hiawatha; a feast where the Indians dance. Interesting to compare the theme with Dual of the Fates from John Williams Star Wars soundtrack.
Official classification: Symphony, The Romantic Period, Classical Pieces, Audio, Dvorak, Antonan Leopold, Curriculum support
First of the New World Symphony movements, particularly good example of two contrasting tempos (adagio & allegro) and difference in dynamics and texture between the sections.
Official classification: Changes in Volume, Tempo, Symphony, The Romantic Period, Classical Pieces, Audio, Dvorak, Antonan Leopold, Curriculum support
Inspired by a poem by the French author Stéphane Mallarmé, this is perhaps one of Debussy's most famous works and interesting to compare his smaller orchestral ensemble to other larger orchestral work typical of the late romantic era.
Official classification: The Romantic Period, Classical Pieces, Audio, Curriculum support, Debussy, Claude
Describing different images, Debussy uses pentatonic scales throughout this piece, imitating the sound of Javanese Gamelan, also evident in the percussive nature of some parts, apparently depicting a scene in an Asian setting.
Official classification: Piano, The Romantic Period, Classical Pieces, Audio, Pentatonic Scales, Unit 12 Dragon Scales , Curriculum support, Debussy, Claude
"Gardens in the rain" is a good example of descriptive music, particularly for listening in the context of KS1 Unit 7 Rain Rain Go Away. Short, fast high and low notes with contrasts in dynamics depict the rainy scene.
Official classification: Piano, Unit 7. Rain, rain, go away - Exploring timbre, tempo and dynamics, The Romantic Period, Classical Pieces, Audio, Curriculum support, Debussy, Claude
Fourth movement of incidental music composed by Bizet for Alphonse Daudet's play L'Arlésienne in 1872.
Features melodic ostinato, played by brass, that mimics the notes of the village church bells playing.
Official classification: Ostinato, The Romantic Period, Theatre, Classical Pieces, Audio, Bizet, Georges, France, Curriculum support
First movement of four entitled 'Allegro maestoso' by Polist Romantic composer Frederic Chopin. Performed by virtuoso french pianist Jean Marc Luisada.
Official classification: Piano, The Romantic Period, Video, Chopin, Frederic