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Musette

Introduction

Johann Sebastian Bach is one of the most famous musicians ever.  When he was alive, he was not very well known, but he worked at a church and had to write new music for every week’s service and because of that, he ended up writing a lot of music.  Years after he died, his music was discovered and people realized how special his music was.

Today, most people think of Bach as one of the greatest classical composers of all time.

This song was written in something called, Notebook for Anna Magdalena, which was a book of tunes Bach wrote for his wife, Anna.

Video

The Lesson

The Story of Johann Sebastian Bach

Sheet Music

Piano
Ukulele
Guitar
Recorder
Xylophone or On-Screen Piano

Don’t Forget!

You can look up the ukulele chords and guitar chords and get help with reading tablature,
playing the recorder or rhythm (percussion) instruments right here on my website!

Enrichment

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Lakme

Introduction

This beautiful duet is from an opera by Léo Delibes.  It is from the first act.

Listen to the way the two voices interact and harmonize.

Video

The Lesson

Sheet Music

Piano
Ukulele
Guitar
Recorder
Xylophone or On-Screen Piano

Don’t Forget!

You can look up the ukulele chords and guitar chords and get help with reading tablature,
playing the recorder or rhythm (percussion) instruments right here on my website!

Enrichment

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Largo

Introduction

Antonín Dvořák wrote Largo as one of the movements, (that’s what the parts of a piece of classical music is called) of his New World Symphony.  Dvořák was an immigrant to America and he wrote this piece to show American composers that black people’s music was a really amazing and beautiful part of the American culture.  He hoped that more classical composers would use the ideas in black music in their compositions.

There is a radio show that tells the story, but it is probably best if you listen to it with your favorite grownup so they can explain some of the ideas in it.  Let them know it’s only 8 minutes long, so it will be quick!

Video

Radio Show

The Lesson

Sheet Music

Piano
Ukulele
Guitar
Recorder
Xylophone or On-Screen Piano

Don’t Forget!

You can look up the ukulele chords and guitar chords and get help with reading tablature,
playing the recorder or rhythm (percussion) instruments right here on my website!

Digging Deeper

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Joy of Man’s Desiring

Introduction

Statue of Johann Sebastian Bach

This is a famous and beautiful piece by Johann Sebastian Bach.  Bach was the most prolific composer in baroque music.  He wrote hundreds of pieces of music in every type except opera.

Bach was not famous during his lifetime.  He was a composer and choir director at a church for most of his life.  His manuscripts, (written music) were discovered long after he died and people realized how incredible his music was and started to play it.

Since then, Bach is generally considered the greatest composer of all time.

About Johann Sebastian Bach

Video

The Lesson

Sheet Music

Piano
Ukulele
Guitar
Recorder
Xylophone or On-Screen Piano

Don’t Forget!

You can look up the ukulele chords and guitar chords and get help with reading tablature,
playing the recorder or rhythm (percussion) instruments right here on my website!

Enrichment

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In The Hall Of The Mountain King

Introduction

Edvard Grieg is best known for the incidental music he wrote for Henrik Ibsen’s play, Peer Gynt. Incidental music provides background or atmosphere for the action in a play. Peer Gynt is a tale about one man’s epic journey to the four corners of the globe. Grieg’s “In the Hall of the Mountain King” describes Peer Gynt’s adventure in the underground Kingdom of the Trolls. Can you hear the trolls creeping up on Peer? They are coming faster and faster!

Video

The Lesson

Sheet Music

Piano
Ukulele
Guitar
Recorder
Xylophone or On-Screen Piano

Don’t Forget!

You can look up the ukulele chords and guitar chords and get help with reading tablature,
playing the recorder or rhythm (percussion) instruments right here on my website!

Enrichment

An animated version of the scene from the play.  Thanks for finding this, Kellan!