Classics For Kids
Introduce children to classical music in a fun and entertaining way.
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Scott Joplin: Ragtime Music
Ragtime music is truly African-American music. It combines rhythms that ...
Ragtime music is truly African-American music. It combines rhythms that were brought to this country by slaves, with musical forms brought over to the United States from Europe. Ragtime uses syncopated rhythms -- that is, the accents in the melody are shifted away from the strong beats in the bass line underneath.
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Scott Joplin: About Scott Joplin
From a very early age, Scott Joplin supported himself as ...
From a very early age, Scott Joplin supported himself as a performing pianist. Eventually, he earned a living selling his compositions, too. Thanks to Joplin's Maple Leaf Rag, the most famous of all piano rags, Joplin became known as the King of Ragtime Writers.
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Georg Philipp Telemann: The "Gigue" is Up!
"Gigue" is the French word for jig -- a lively ...
"Gigue" is the French word for jig -- a lively dance in triple time. The jig started out as folk dance in Ireland, Scotland, and northern England, before finding its way into classical music.
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Georg Philipp Telemann: Self-Taught Composers
Georg Philipp Telemann never studied composition - he taught himself ...
Georg Philipp Telemann never studied composition - he taught himself how to write music. There are quite a few composers who taught themselves, including Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Edward Elgar, Francis Poulenc, Scott Joplin and others.
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Georg Philipp Telemann: Go for Baroque
Georg Philipp Telemann composed during the Baroque period, which ran ...
Georg Philipp Telemann composed during the Baroque period, which ran from about 1600 to 1750. Suzanne Bona, host of the National Public Radio program Sunday Baroque, talks with Naomi Lewin about Baroque music.
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Georg Philipp Telemann: About Georg Philipp Telemann
Telemann loved to write. He wrote more pieces of music ...
Telemann loved to write. He wrote more pieces of music than any other composer, and he also wrote not one, not two, but THREE autobiographies.
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Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Carnegie Hall
The Music Hall founded by Andrew Carnegie in New York ...
The Music Hall founded by Andrew Carnegie in New York City opened on May 5, 1891 with a concert conducted by Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. It quickly became known simply as ''Carnegie Hall,'' in honor of its donor.
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Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Traditional Christmas Classical Music
George Frederick Handel's Messiah wasn't written for Christmas -- it ...
George Frederick Handel's Messiah wasn't written for Christmas -- it was first performed in April. Hear some other pieces of classical music that traditionally get played during the Christmas season.
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Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker
Tchaikovsky's ballet The Nutcracker is based on a story by ...
Tchaikovsky's ballet The Nutcracker is based on a story by German author E.T.A. Hoffmann. In The Nutcracker, a Christmas present -- a nutcracker -- comes to life as a handsome prince. He takes the young girl who received him as a present on some fantastic adventures.
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Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Ballet
Ballet is a theatrical performance that tells a story using ...
Ballet is a theatrical performance that tells a story using music, costumes, sets, and dance. Victoria Morgan, artistic director of the Cincinnati Ballet, talks with Naomi Lewin about ballet and ballet terms.
