Classics For Kids
Introduce children to classical music in a fun and entertaining way.
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John Philip Sousa: About "Stars and Stripes"
John Philip Sousa's The Stars and Stripes Forever is the ...
John Philip Sousa's The Stars and Stripes Forever is the official march of the United States of America. Sousa composed his most famous march in his head when he was on a ship coming back from a trip to Europe with his band. When the ship docked, he put the march down on paper and named it after the American flag he was so glad to see when he got home.
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John Philip Sousa: About John Philip Sousa
John Philip Sousa -- the most American of composers -- ...
John Philip Sousa -- the most American of composers -- was the son of immigrants to the United States. Because of his love for bands and band music, John Philip Sousa wrote many wonderful marches. As a result, he is known as the "March King."
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Franz Liszt: Famous Pianist - Composers
In his day Franz Liszt was most famous as a ...
In his day Franz Liszt was most famous as a pianist. So, were Mozart, Beethoven and a lot of other composers.
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Franz Liszt: Romani, or Gypsy Music
Franz Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsodies were greatly influenced by gypsy, or ...
Franz Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsodies were greatly influenced by gypsy, or Romani music. Brahms, Telemann and Verdi are among the many composers were attracted to this distinctive music.
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Franz Liszt: Classial Music Superstars
Inspired by violinist Niccolo Paganini, Franz Liszt became a piano ...
Inspired by violinist Niccolo Paganini, Franz Liszt became a piano superstar. Many classical music superstars followed, including Jan Paderewski, Jenny Lind, Van Cliburn, Enrico Caruso, Yo-Yo Ma and Lang Lang.
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Franz Liszt: About Franz Liszt
Franz Liszt was a pianist, composer, conductor and teacher who ...
Franz Liszt was a pianist, composer, conductor and teacher who came up with musical innovations in all those fields. He was the first of the virtuoso performers and invented the solo recital. As one of the greatest pianists the world has ever known, Liszt was a 19th century superstar.
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Dmitri Kabalevsky: Incidental Music
Incidental music creates a mood, or illustrates the action for ...
Incidental music creates a mood, or illustrates the action for what is going on in a play, movie or television show.
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Dmitri Kabalevsky: Musical Jokes
Even though classical music is sometimes referred to as "serious ...
Even though classical music is sometimes referred to as "serious music," a lot of times it just isn't. Serious, that is -- classical composers wrote some very funny music.
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Dmitri Kabalevsky: What's a Galop
The kind of galop that Dmitri Kabalevsky put his suite ...
The kind of galop that Dmitri Kabalevsky put his suite The Comedians has nothing to do with horses. In fact, it's not even spelled the same as a horse's gallop. The one-l galop is a lively dance. Quite a few composers have written galops.
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Dmitri Kabalevsky: The Comedians Suite
After Dmitri Kabalevsky wrote music for a play called The ...
After Dmitri Kabalevsky wrote music for a play called The Inventor and the Comedians, he put selections from that music into a concert suite called The Comedians. Listen to what's going on in that suite.
