Classics For Kids
Introduce children to classical music in a fun and entertaining way.
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Frederic Chopin: Military Music
In his Military Polonaise, Frederic Chopin uses the piano to ...
In his Military Polonaise, Frederic Chopin uses the piano to imitate the drums that accompanied armies marching into battle. A lot of composers have put battle sounds into their music.
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Frederic Chopin: The Polonaise
The polonaise is a dance that was fashionable in the ...
The polonaise is a dance that was fashionable in the Polish court. Since Polish nobility used to like to speak French, the name "polonaise" is French. Eventually, the polonaise caught on all over Europe, and even migrated to America. Lots of operas contain polonaises, and after a while, composers began to use the polonaise as a form for non-dancing, instrumental pieces.
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Frederic Chopin: About Frederic Chopin
Frederic Chopin was one of the greatest pianists of his ...
Frederic Chopin was one of the greatest pianists of his day. Every single piece of music he wrote used the piano. The name Chopin doesn't sound very Polish because Chopin's father was born in France. Even though he was fiercely proud of being Polish, Frederic Chopin wound up moving to France, and never returned to Poland.
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Franz Joseph Haydn: Patriotic Songs By Classical Composers
Many countries around the world have national anthems and other ...
Many countries around the world have national anthems and other patriotic songs that were written by classical composers. Haydn, Elgar and Verdi are just a few you'll explore here.
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Franz Joseph Haydn: Minuets
The minuet is a dance that started in the 1700's ...
The minuet is a dance that started in the 1700's in the French court. Gradually, the minuet began to be used for non-dancing purposes, as a musical form -- especially as the third movement of symphonies. Minuets found their way onto the stage, too, in operas, plays, and ballets.
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Franz Joseph Haydn: The Farewell Symphony
Every year, when the weather turned nice, Prince Esterhazy -- ...
Every year, when the weather turned nice, Prince Esterhazy -- Franz Joseph Haydn's employer -- moved his entire household to his summer palace. When it turned cold again, everyone moved back to the main palace in the city. But one fall, it stayed warm for a very long time, and the prince didn't budge. The musicians in his orchestra wanted to go home, and Haydn found a musical way to tell the prince it was time to go: the Farewell Symphony.
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Franz Joseph Haydn: Father of the Symphony
Franz Joseph Haydn never had any children, but the musicians ...
Franz Joseph Haydn never had any children, but the musicians who worked for him liked him so much they called him Papa Haydn. And Haydn is also known as the "Father of the Symphony." He wasn't the first person to compose symphonies, but he did help the symphony to grow up as a musical form.
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Franz Joseph Haydn: About Franz Joseph Haydn
Franz Joseph Haydn spent over thirty years working as music ...
Franz Joseph Haydn spent over thirty years working as music director for the Esterhazy family. By the end of his life, Haydn was both rich and famous, and he had gotten along well with his employers -- pretty unusual for a composer of that time.
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Scott Joplin: Black Composers of Classical Music
Music by composers with all kinds of hyphens to their ...
Music by composers with all kinds of hyphens to their African heritage: African-French, French-Cuban, African-English, and African-American.
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Scott Joplin: Classical Music and the Movies
Lots of movies use classical music. Sometimes, that music is ...
Lots of movies use classical music. Sometimes, that music is such a big part of the movie that the two become linked forever.
