Classics For Kids
Introduce children to classical music in a fun and entertaining way.
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Robert Schumann: Clara Schumann
Clara Wieck was born in 1819 in the German city ...
Clara Wieck was born in 1819 in the German city of Leipzig. Her father, Friedrich Wieck, was a piano teacher who decided even before his daughter was born that she was going to be a famous pianist. Clara toured all over Europe, playing in concert halls and for royalty.
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Robert Schumann: About Robert Schumann
From the time he was young, Schumann knew that he ...
From the time he was young, Schumann knew that he wanted to write. The only question was, should he write words, or music? Eventually, Schumann became known as a famous composer and a music journalist.
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Aaron Copland: Tiptoe Through the Fanfare
A look at exactly what's going on musically in Aaron ...
A look at exactly what's going on musically in Aaron Copland's Fanfare for the Common Man.
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Aaron Copland: Rodeo
Copland's ballet Rodeo tells the story of a cowgirl who ...
Copland's ballet Rodeo tells the story of a cowgirl who is in love with a cowboy, but just can't get him to notice her. Once she finally does, she decides that she'd rather spend time with another cowboy who was nice to her all along.
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Aaron Copland: Agnes de Mille
Agnes de Mille loved to dance. She became hooked on ...
Agnes de Mille loved to dance. She became hooked on ballet as a child, after seeing the famous ballerina Anna Pavlova perform. Agnes de Mille performed all over America and Europe, but she didn't hit it big until Rodeo -- the ballet that launched her career.
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Aaron Copland: What is a Fanfare
The word fanfare comes from a French word that means ...
The word fanfare comes from a French word that means to blow trumpets. Fanfares have been used for centuries to announce someone or something important. Presidential inaugurations, movies, the Olympics -- they've all had special fanfares written for them.
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Aaron Copland: About Aaron Copland
Aaron Copland was a 20th century American composer from Brooklyn, ...
Aaron Copland was a 20th century American composer from Brooklyn, New York. Copland is known for writing very American music, but he actually studied in France. His teacher, Nadia Boulanger, helped Copland find his way to an American sound in classical music.
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Charles Ives: American Hymns in Classical Music
Charles Ives loved to put hymns into his music. Several ...
Charles Ives loved to put hymns into his music. Several other composers borrowed hymn tunes; here are several examples from 20th Century American compositions.
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Charles Ives: Folk Tunes in Classical Music
The Country Band March has 12 recognizable popular and folk ...
The Country Band March has 12 recognizable popular and folk tunes in it. But Ives was not the only composer to put borrowed tunes in his music. Many classical composers -- including Ludwig van Beethoven, Mily Balakirev, and Percy Grainger -- used folk music in the pieces they wrote.
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Charles Ives: Marching Through the Country Band March
Charles Ives wrote the Country Band March about amateur musicians ...
Charles Ives wrote the Country Band March about amateur musicians -- people who make music for the love of it. In the Country Band March Ives combines a tune that he wrote with bits and pieces of many other popular and folk tunes. See how many of them you can recognize.
