Classics For Kids
Introduce children to classical music in a fun and entertaining way.
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Zoltan Kodaly: Classical Composers who Used Folk Music
Zoltan Kodaly was not the only composer to use folk ...
Zoltan Kodaly was not the only composer to use folk tunes in the music he wrote. Here are some others.
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Zoltan Kodaly: The Story of Hary Janos
Kodaly's opera Hary Janos is about a real person who ...
Kodaly's opera Hary Janos is about a real person who told real whoppers - big, fat lies. If you listened to him, you'd think he defeated Napoleon's army all by himself.
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Zoltan Kodaly: About Zoltan Kodaly
Zoltan Kodaly was born in a small town in Hungary. ...
Zoltan Kodaly was born in a small town in Hungary. His father worked for the Hungarian railroad, so the family moved around a lot. This meant that as a kid, Zoltan heard folk music from many different parts of the country. When he grew up, Hungarian folk music became his passion. Kodaly spent a large part of his life collecting his native music, and teaching his countrymen about it.
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Felix Mendelssohn: Women Composers
Fanny Mendelssohn, Felix Mendelssohn's older sister, was a talented pianist ...
Fanny Mendelssohn, Felix Mendelssohn's older sister, was a talented pianist and composer. So was Clara Schumann, wife of composer Robert Schumann. Also featured: music of Elizabeth-Claude Jacquet de la Guerre, Cecile Chaminade, Germaine Tailleferre, Hildegard von Bingen, Amy Beach, and Thea Musgrave.
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Felix Mendelssohn: Child Prodigy Composers
A child prodigy, Felix Mendelssohn began composing when he was ...
A child prodigy, Felix Mendelssohn began composing when he was 10. This week on Classics for Kids hear about other composers who started just as early -- or even earlier.
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Felix Mendelssohn: Music Based on Shakespeare
Probably no playwright has had more music based on his ...
Probably no playwright has had more music based on his work than William Shakespeare. Felix Mendelssohn, Henry Purcell, Hector Berlioz, Giuseppe Verdi are just a few of the composers who've been inspired by Shakespeare's plays.
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Felix Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream
When Felix and Fanny Mendelssohn put on Shakespeare's comedy A ...
When Felix and Fanny Mendelssohn put on Shakespeare's comedy A Midsummer Night's Dream to entertain their family, the two of them played all the characters! Mendelssohn's music for A Midsummer Night's Dream illustrates many of the characters and situations in the play.
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Felix Mendelssohn: About Felix Mendelssohn
By the time he was a teenager, Felix Mendelssohn was ...
By the time he was a teenager, Felix Mendelssohn was already an excellent pianist and composer. And Mendelssohn was very talented in other areas. In addition to German (his native language), Mendelssohn spoke French, English, and Italian. He was also a very good painter. And he became quite famous as a conductor.
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John Philip Sousa: The Golden Age of American Bands
From the late 1800's to the early 1900's, professional bands ...
From the late 1800's to the early 1900's, professional bands toured all over the United States, and many towns in this country had their own amateur bands.
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John Philip Sousa: American Military Bands
The United States Marine Band is this country's oldest military ...
The United States Marine Band is this country's oldest military band. Each branch of the U.S. Armed Forces has its own band, and song. Lieutenant Don Schofield, associate conductor of the United States Air Force Band of Flight, talks with Naomi Lewin about all the U.S. military bands.
