Cantata No. 208

Sheep May Safely Graze

--COMPOSER: think about the sound a sheep makes... Baa Baa/Rhymes with Bach

--MAJOR WORK: Think about how many sheep there may be... "Can"tata No. 208 (CANTATA No. 208)

--Think about Sheep May Safely Graze

--The music is simple and clean. Visualize the sheep grazing and just walking around, calming, simple and clean.

--A female singer and orchestra, sung in English, but I still have a hard time understanding the words.

--You can hear the recorder instrument in the music.

--BACH

2

Symphony No. 3, "Eroica"

Movement 3

--Look at all the 3's... Beethoven has 3 E's

--Symphony No. 3, "Eroica" (and the name begins with an "E")

--Movement 3

--Remember this is a Symphony piece. It is upbeat and you can hear all the orchestra.

--BEETHOVEN

3

Bernstein (pay attention to the spelling of this name--the e is before the i. That is not common)

Candide

Overture

--This one reminds me of burning ["Bern" stein] a

--can ["Can"dide]... (Candide)

--you have to turn them over and over [Overture] to get them to burn.

--This is a full orchestra and very upbeat music. It is fast AND high and low.

--At times, it is almost like mice running around on little tiny feet, being seen, speeding up, then sneaking around again.

--Think about those Cans (Candide) full of rats. Oh my... they are in a hurry not to get caught or BERNSTEIN will burn them over and over! (Overture)

--BERN*STEIN

4

(no Major Work listed)

Caro mio ben

--This is a hard one. Just remember that it is sung in Italian...(all the Italian composers names end with an "i".

--Caro mio ben means "Dear, my beloved" .

--Maybe think that there is no Major Work listed, because this person has 2 names (the same as Fanny Mendellssohn, and even though Rachmaninoff doesn't have 2 names it is the longest name)

--"Gior and Caro" (T. Giordani and Caro mio ben)

--Maybe think that "Gior" goes with "Caro" [Caro mio ben]

--GIOR*DANI, T.

5

Lincolnshire Posy

Horkstow Grange

--The composer, Grainger, reminds me of "grain" like on a farm.

--Lincolnshire is in England.

--Horkstow Grange is a farming community in Lincolnshire.

--It will help to remember that the Composer [Grainger] and the name of the community Horkstow "Grange" sound very similar, but not spelled the same.

--The music is soothing and rather slow. Kind of reminds me of your own farmer, PeeAw. No words, just slow and steady.

--Played by a band.

--GRAIN*GER

6

Peer Gynt Suite No. 1

In the Hall of the Mountain King

--Think about the sound the GR in Grieg makes.... kind of a growling sound... grrrrrr...

--Then think about "Peer"ing down the Hall....(the Mountain King probably growls when people try to "Peer" in on him... GRRRR... (Grieg--remember, I before E.)

--In the Hall of the Mountain King

--Remember there is only "1" King. "Peer Gynt Suite No. 1.

--This music almost reminds you of PEERing around, it is like you are creeping slowly and then it speeds up real fast.

--GRIEG

7

(No Major Work listed)

Allegro molto in C minor

--This Composer has both names and does not list a major work... (and like the other 2--T. Giordani, and the long one Rachmaninoff) they didn't list Major Work (and neither did Williams)

--Think about a fanny pack that you put on when you run fast and you will think of "Fanny" Mendelssohn.

--"Allegro" means fast and quick.

--Remember that this music is played FAST on a piano

--The music is kind of heavy, but you can hear and almost see the hands flying over the keys on the piano.

--Think about this... after your hands have been playing all over the piano you will need to give than some time the "MEND"elssohn

--MENDELSSOHN, FANNY (remember she has 2 s's in her name.

8

The Marriage of Figaro

Overture

--Think about when you get married... you have one "Mo" person. Like Mozart.

--The Marriage of Figaro is an Overture.

--Some people say when you get married the fun is "Over", like in an Overture.

--The music starts off really fast and quitely, (like you are running around getting ready for The Marriage of Figaro.

--Then, it has blasts of loud music. Think about a marriage that starts off fast then gets loud and then quiets down then loud again.

--It is almost like you can see the conductor asking for Mo, Mo, Mo (Mozart). The music is lively, fast and up and down.

--MO*ZART

9

Romeo and Juliet

Dance of the Knights

--"PRO" means good stuff. "Pro"kofiev wrote a good love story.

--Romeo and Juliet was a good love story with a sad ending. The story was filled with violence and tragedy and you can hear that in the music.

--The Musical Selection from Romeo and Juliet is Dance of the Knights.

--Remember, "Pro" is good and "Dance" is good.

--The music... try to visualize Romeo and Juliet surrounded by all the Knights (Dance of the Knights) and they are trying to get to each other.

--It is a bit slow, and kind of quiet music until they get desperate to get to each other, then it speeds up and gets louder.

--You can almost hear them tiptoeing around, trying to get to each other.

--PROKOFIEV

10

Gianni Schicchi

O mio babbino caro

--Remember this has a bunch of "I"s. Puccini has 2 I's, Gianni and Schicchi both have 2 I's, and there are 2 I's in O mio babbino caro.

--Remember that Puccini ends with an I and that means it is Italian. So, when you hear the music, it is a female singer singing in Italian.

--"O mio babbino caro" means O, My Dear Pappa. And the music is about a girl that wants her Pappa to help her with her love life.

--Puccini kinda reminds you of Pappa.

--The orchestra music starts off as 3 pleas then it goes directly into the opera singing.

--Remember, the girl is begging her Pappa to help her with her love life/her boyfriend.

--You can almost see the singer begging her Pappa. She is begging and the music ends kind of sad.

--PUCCINI

--GIANNI SCHIC*CHI

11

(No Major Work listed)

Vocalise

--Remember, this composer's long (RACHMANINOFF) name has no Major Work Listed.

--When learning to spell: Rachmanin*off.

--The selection is "Vocalise" and played with a violin and orchestra. There are no words.

--Think of it this way... "Vocal"ise... easy on your vocal cords because there are no words.

--The music immediately goes into an opera singer... no words, just vocals with a violin and orchestra playing in the background.

--Think about the composer's name, and think are only vocals, no words. The words are OFF! (RachmaninOFF)

--RACHMANIN*OFF

12

Trout Quintet

Movement 4

--This one is easy... Just think about the Schubert family.

--They like to fish for Trout.

--A Quintet means 5 and there are 5 of them when you include the trout. (Trout Quintet)

--Their "Movement" through the water can be called "Movement 4" as the 4 of them look for TROUT!

13

Album for the Young

The Wild Horseman

--Think about the Composer this way... SCHU*MANN. That is kind of funny like a young kid.

--"Album for the Young" goes back to the young kid.

--And every young kid wants to be "The Wild Horseman".

--I can just see the Young kid going SHU*MANN as he tries to get "The Wild Horseman" to get up and go.

--This music is very upbeat, repeats the temp... it's almost like you can see THE WILD HORSEMAN prancing around with his held high.

--This music is played on the piano and a short piece.

14

Il Trovatore

Anvil Chorus

--The i on the end of Verdi reminds you that this is Italian and the song is sung by a Chorus in Italian.

--There are a lot of people singing the Chorus.

--Anvil Chorus of Il Trovatore is very upbeat and fast.

--Remember this... an anvil is the thing you bang on in the shop. They actually had anvil's on the stage when this was performed.

--If you have a hard time remembering the Composer, think of this... VERDI... Verdi begins with VER, like VERy. It is a VERy fast piece. VERDI wrote a very fast piece.

15

The Four Seasons

Spring, Movement 1

--Think about SPRING... it is one of THE FOUR SEASONS. In spring the colors of the flowers are very vivid.

--The vivid flowers will remind you of the composer VIVALDI.

-Spring, Movement 1. That pretty much sums it up... of THE FOUR SEASONS,... SPRING, MOVEMENT 1 is the best!

--Remember, those vivid flowers in spring and you will remember VIVALDI.

16

No Major Work Listed

Liberty Fanfare

--This doesn't have a Major Work listed. Really no need to.. Williams is a common name and no need for a Major Work!

--Liberty Fanfare is the selection and that is a simple name just like Williams.

--The music starts out like.... pay attention... then they ring a bell 4 times and later in the piece you hear drums banging.

--The music is played by an orchestra. Think about the conductor standing on stage and conducting all the musicians.

--No singing in this mucic, just a orchestra.

--Think about Williams being from Liberty.

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Bach

Cantata No. 208

Sheep May Safely Graze

--COMPOSER: think about the sound a sheep makes... Baa Baa/Rhymes with Bach

--MAJOR WORK: Think about how many sheep there may be... "Can"tata No. 208 (CANTATA No. 208)

--Think about Sheep May Safely Graze

--The music is simple and clean. Visualize the sheep grazing and just walking around, calming, simple and clean.

--A female singer and orchestra, sung in English, but I still have a hard time understanding the words.

--You can hear the recorder instrument in the music.

--BACH

Beethoven

Symphony No. 3, "Eroica"

Movement 3

--Look at all the 3's... Beethoven has 3 E's

--Symphony No. 3, "Eroica" (and the name begins with an "E")

--Movement 3

--Remember this is a Symphony piece. It is upbeat and you can hear all the orchestra.

--BEE*THO*VEN

Bernstein (pay attention to the spelling of this name--the e is before the i. That is not common)

Candide

Overture

--This one reminds me of burning ["Bern" stein] a

--can ["Can"dide]... (Candide)

--you have to turn them over and over [Overture] to get them to burn.

--This is a full orchestra and very upbeat music. It is fast AND high and low.

--At times, it is almost like mice running around on little tiny feet, being seen, speeding up, then sneaking around again.

--Think about those Cans (Candide) full of rats. Oh my... they are in a hurry not to get caught or BERNSTEIN will burn them over and over! (Overture)

--BERN*STEIN

Giordani, T.

(no Major Work listed)

Caro mio ben

--This is a hard one. Just remember that it is sung in Italian...(all the Italian composers names end with an "i".

--Caro mio ben means "Dear, my beloved" .

--Maybe think that there is no Major Work listed, because this person has 2 names (the same as Fanny Mendellssohn, and even though Rachmaninoff doesn't have 2 names it is the longest name)

--"Gior and Caro" (T. Giordani and Caro mio ben)

--Maybe think that "Gior" goes with "Caro" [Caro mio ben]

--GIOR*DANI, T.

Grainger

Lincolnshire Posy

Horkstow Grange

--The composer, Grainger, reminds me of "grain" like on a farm.

--Lincolnshire is in England.

--Horkstow Grange is a farming community in Lincolnshire.

--It will help to remember that the Composer [Grainger] and the name of the community Horkstow "Grange" sound very similar, but not spelled the same.

--The music is soothing and rather slow. Kind of reminds me of your own farmer, PeeAw. No words, just slow and steady.

--Played by a band.

--GRAIN*GER

Grieg

Peer Gynt Suite No. 1

In the Hall of the Mountain King

--Think about the sound the GR in Grieg makes.... kind of a growling sound... grrrrrr...

--Then think about "Peer"ing down the Hall....(the Mountain King probably growls when people try to "Peer" in on him... GRRRR... (Grieg--remember, I before E.)

--In the Hall of the Mountain King

--Remember there is only "1" King. "Peer Gynt Suite No. 1.

--This music almost reminds you of PEERing around, it is like you are creeping slowly and then it speeds up real fast.

--GR*IE*G

Mendelssohn, Fanny

(No Major Work listed)

Allegro molto in C minor

--This Composer has both names and does not list a major work... (and like the other 2--T. Giordani, and the long one Rachmaninoff) they didn't list Major Work (and neither did Williams)

--Think about a fanny pack that you put on when you run fast and you will think of "Fanny" Mendelssohn.

--"Allegro" means fast and quick.

--Remember that this music is played FAST on a piano

--The music is kind of heavy, but you can hear and almost see the hands flying over the keys on the piano.

--Think about this... after your hands have been playing all over the piano you will need to give than some time the "MEND"elssohn

--MEN*DEL*SS*OHN, FAN*NY (remember she has 2 s's in her name.

Mozart

The Marriage of Figaro

Overture

--Think about when you get married... you have one "Mo" person. Like Mozart.

--BEETHOVEN

--GRIEG

--MENDELSSOHN, FANNY (remember she has 2 s's in her name.

--PROKOFIEV

--PUCCINI

--GIANNI SCHIC*CHI

--When learning to spell: Rachmanin*off.

--RACHMANIN*OFF