Classics For Kids
Introduce children to classical music in a fun and entertaining way.
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Charles Ives: About Charles Ives
The music that Charles Ives wrote was greatly influenced by ...
The music that Charles Ives wrote was greatly influenced by his father, George. From the time he was a kid, Ives heard his father experiment with sound. George Ives always told Charlie to "stretch his ears," and Charlie did that with every piece of music he wrote.
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Giuseppe Verdi: Famous Instrumental Music from Opera
Many operas feature music that is has become so famous ...
Many operas feature music that is has become so famous all by itself, you might just forget that it's part of an opera!
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Giuseppe Verdi: What's it like to be an Opera Singer?
Opera singer Denyce Graves talks with Naomi Lewin about what ...
Opera singer Denyce Graves talks with Naomi Lewin about what it's like to be an international opera star.
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Giuseppe Verdi: The Story of Aida
Giuseppe Verdi composed Aida for a new opera house in ...
Giuseppe Verdi composed Aida for a new opera house in Cairo, Egypt that opened around the time as the opening of the Suez Canal. Aida is the story of an Ethiopian princess being held captive by Egyptians. One of the Egyptian generals is desperately in love with her, and she's in love with him -- but so is the daughter of the Egyptian king.
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Giuseppe Verdi: What's an Opera?
An opera is like a play in which the characters ...
An opera is like a play in which the characters sing all their lines. Opera singers do not use microphones -- their voices are trained, and can fill a whole theater with sound without any amplification. All operas have solo singers and an orchestra -- and a lot of operas have a chorus, too. Operas have been written in many different languages, including English.
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Johann Strauss, Jr.: Musical Conversation
Tritsch-Tratsch -- the title of a polka by Johann Strauss, ...
Tritsch-Tratsch -- the title of a polka by Johann Strauss, Jr. -- is Austrian slang for "chit-chat." A lot of composers used music to portray people making sounds: talking, laughing, crying -- even sneezing!
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Johann Strauss, Jr.: The Waltz
The waltz is a dance in 3/4 time that was ...
The waltz is a dance in 3/4 time that was very popular in Vienna, Austria in the 19th century. But the roots of the waltz go back to the German Dance of Mozart's day. After the waltz became popular on the dance floor, it moved onto the concert stage, the ballet stage and the opera stage.
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Johann Strauss, Jr.: Other Members of the Strauss Family
Johann Strauss, Sr. had three musical sons: Johann, Jr.; Josef; ...
Johann Strauss, Sr. had three musical sons: Johann, Jr.; Josef; and Eduard. Sometimes they worked together as musicians, but other times, there was bitter rivalry.
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Johann Strauss, Jr.: About Johann Strauss, Jr.
Johann Strauss, Jr. was the son of a very successful ...
Johann Strauss, Jr. was the son of a very successful violinist and orchestra leader. Eventually, Johann, Jr. was in competition with his father, conducting an orchestra of his own. When the older Strauss died, people began to realize that the son was an even better musician and composer.
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Frederic Chopin: Famous Pianist-Composers
From the time Frederic Chopin was a child, audiences loved ...
From the time Frederic Chopin was a child, audiences loved to hear him play the piano. A lot of composers were famous as keyboard players, too: Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Liszt...
