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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 – 1791)
The Marriage of Figaro
“Overture”
This week’s first feature artist is Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
The feature composition is the Overture to The Marriage of Figaro.
The Marriage of Figaro is an opera Mozart composed in 1786. An overture is a piece of music that is performed before the opera story begins; it prepares the audience for the rest of the story of The Marriage of Figaro.
This week’s first feature artist is Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
The feature composition is the Overture to The Marriage of Figaro.
Over 200 years ago, Mozart composed this piece to reflect the chasing, hiding, and comical chaos that is part of this story. Can you hear it?
This week’s first feature composition is the “Overture” to The Marriage of
Figaro. Do you remember the name of the composer? (Short Pause). If you are thinking of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, good for you! Over 200 years ago when Mozart wrote this opera, it was banned from performance! Would you ban this song?

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Elvis Presley (1935 – 1977)
Don’t Be Cruel
This week’s second featured artist is Elvis Presley.
The featured song is Don’t Be Cruel.
Elvis Presley is known as “The King of Rock and Roll” or more simply,
“The King”. This is because he was one of the first people to play rock and roll music. Elvis began his career in 1954 and would become one of the most popular artists of all time. Don’t Be Cruel was released in 1956 and went to number one of the pop, country and R ‘n’ B charts.
This week’s second features artist is Elvis Presley.
The featured song is Don’t Be Cruel.
Don’t Be Cruel is one of Elvis’ most famous songs. It was so popular, that the bass line would later be used as background music in Nintendo’s original Donkey Kong game! Elvis was a perfectionist and insisted on recording Don’t Be Cruel 28 times before he was happy with the song.

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Neil Young
Harvest Moon
This week’s first featured artist is Neil Young.
The featured song is Harvest Moon
Neil Young is a Canadian singer-songwriter. He began performing in
1960 and has created 33 studio albums. Most recently, he performed at the closing ceremonies of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics.
This week’s first featured artist is Neil Young.
The features song is Harvest Moon.
A harvest moon is the full moon that happens closest to the first day of fall. This year, it will be on Thursday! A harvest moon appears large and bright in the night sky and makes for a beautiful sight.
This week’s first featured song is Harvest Moon.
Do you remember the name of the artist? (Short Pause)
If you were thinking of the Canadian artist Neil Young, you are right!
Neil Young is considered one of the most influential musicians of his generation and one of the greatest songwriters and performers. His song,
Harvest Moon, is just one of many wonderful songs that Neil Young wrote and performed. Speaking of harvest moons, did you see the harvest moon last night?

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Antonio Vivaldi (1678 – 1741)
The Four Seasons “Autumn”
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Allegro
This week’s second feature composer is Antonio Vivaldi
The feature composition is the first movement of “Autumn” from The
Four Seasons. This is the week of the autumn equinox, September 23 rd ,
2010, which marks the first day of autumn. Vivaldi, a musician who lived
250 years ago, was very sensitive to the changing seasons. He described autumn in two way. In words he said, “Dancing and singing celebrate the joys of a good harvest.” In music, he wrote the composition “Autumn.”
This week’s second feature composer is Antonio Vivaldi
The feature composition is the first movement of “Autumn” from The
Four Seasons”. Vivaldi chose the violin to lead all the other instruments in
“dancing and singing [to] celebrate the joys of a good harvest.” He composed this music to celebrate the autumn season. Today is the first day of autumn!

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Ian and Sylvia
Four Strong Winds
This week’s second featured artists are Ian and Sylvia.
The featured song is Four Strong Winds.
Four Strong Winds is a folk song written in the 1960’s.
Folk music is often based on traditional melodies, words or poems and passed down from one generation to another. Children would learn the song from their parents and when they were older, teach it to their own children. Can you think of others songs that might be passed on like this?
This week’s second featured artists are Ian and Sylvia.
The featured song is Four Strong Winds.
Ian and Sylvia are a Canadian folk duo. Do you remember what folk music is? Even though this song was written in the 1960’s it is still popular now. In fact, in 2005, Four Strong Winds, was voted the most essential English language song in Canada! Also, it has been covered (or redone) but over 20 other artists.

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Maurice Ravel
Boléro
This week’s first feature composer is Maurice Ravel.
The feature composition is Boléro.
Boléro was composed in 1928 and is Ravel’s most famous composition.
It is based on the Spanish dance of the same name, bolero.
This week’s first feature composer is Maurice Ravel.
The feature composition is Boléro.
When Ravel composed his most famous work, he did not think it would be popular. He did not like the song and was surprised when it received positive attention from the first audience! Who do you side with? Ravel or those who were first listening to him?
This week’s first feature composer is Maurice Ravel.
Do you remember the name of the composition? (Short Pause).
If you were thinking of Boléro, you are correct! Ravel composed this music as a ballet but it was rarely performed as a dance. Instead, people just wanted to listen to the music as played by the orchestra!

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Black Sabbath
Iron Man
One of this week’s featured artists is Black Sabbath
One of this week’s featured songs is Iron Man
Black Sabbath are a heavy metal group that began in 1968. Heavy metal is a genre of music that is noted for massive sound, long guitar solos, heavy distortion, and general loudness. Black Sabbath was one of the first heavy metal bands.
One of this week’s featured artists is Black Sabbath
One of this week’s featured songs is Iron Man
Iron Man was released in 1970 and has been successful ever since. In fact,
30 years after it was released, it was a Grammy for Best Metal
Performance! Even though the song is named Iron Man, it has no connection with the super hero. However, this song is often used in movies, television shows, and at sporting events. Can you think of why it might be used so often?
One of this week’s featured artists is Black Sabbath
One of this week’s featured songs is Iron Man
Do you remember what kind genre of music Black Sabbath is famous for?
(Short Pause) If you were thinking of the genre heavy metal, you are right!
Do you know who the lead singer of Black Sabbath was when this song came out? It was Ozzy Osbourne. Have you heard of him? 40 years after this song was released, Black Sabbath are thinking of doing reunited and making more music. Would you listen to them?

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Edvard Grieg
Peer Gynt Suite Number 1
One of this week’s featured artists is Edvard Grieg
One of this week’s feature compositions is Peer Gynt Suite Number 1.
Edvard Grieg was a Norwegian composer and pianist from the Romantic
Period of music. This is from the 1800 to about 1900. Peer Gynt Suite is one of Grieg’s most famous songs and you have probably heard it many times.
Where have you heard this music played?
One of this weeks featured artists is Edvard Grieg
One of this week’s feature compositions is Peer Gynt Suite Number 1.
Do you remember where you have heard this music before? (Short
Pause). It is often used in movies and television, but most notably in cartoons like Bugs Bunny! This suite is supposed to represent the rising of the sun and the waking of the day. Can you hear the sun rising?

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Sergei Rachmaninoff
Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini
One of this week’s featured artists is Sergei Rachmaninoff.
One of this week’s featured compositions is Rhapsody on a Theme by
Paganini.
Rachmaninoff is a Russian composer, pianist, and conductor who lived around the turn of the 20 th century. Piano was a heavily featured instrument in his compositions. Can you hear the piano in this piece?
(Short Pause) His piano pieces are known of their technical difficulty.
Rachmaninoff is also known for making beautiful, clear orchestral sounds.
One of this week’s featured artists is Sergei Rachmaninoff.
One of this week’s featured compositions is Rhapsody on a Theme by
Paganini.
Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini was written in 1934 and was inspired by another composition by a different composer. Do you think you know who that composer might be? (Short Pause) If you guessed Paganini, you are right! If we played the whole Rhapsody over the announcements today, it would be 25 minutes long!
One of this week’s featured artists is Sergei Rachmaninoff.
One of this week’s featured compositions is Rhapsody on a Theme by
Paganini.
Rachmaninoff’s Rhapsody has a total of 24 different parts! No wonder we can’t play all of them for you today! The very first time this Rhapsody was performed, Rachmaninoff himself played the piano part for all 25 minutes.
Usually the composers conduct the orchestra, so this was a change from normal. Rachmaninoff wrote the whole song in just over 2 months. How long do you think it would take you to write music like this?

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Garth Brooks
Friends in Low Places
One of this week’s featured artists is Garth Brooks.
One of this week’s featured compositions is Friends in Low Places.
Garth Brooks is an American country music artist who helped country music spread worldwide. He has been releasing music for 11 years and in that time has become one of the best selling artists ever. In fact, at the end of 2009, Garth Brooks had sold over 68 million albums! This song, Friends
in Low Places, spent 4 weeks at #1 on the country music charts. Have you heard this song before?
One of this week’s featured artists is Garth Brooks.
One of this week’s featured songs is Friends in Low Places.
Friends in Low Places was an accidental song. The writer of the song was out for dinner one day, and when the check came, he realized he had forgotten his wallet and couldn’t pay for his meal. Fortunately, he knew the cook and it was taken care. But from that experience came the inspiration for this song. Everyone has a friend, somewhere, who can help them out in a jam.

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Mes Aieux
Dégénération
One of this week’s featured artists is Mes Aieux
One of this week’s featured compositions is Dégénération.
Mes Aieux, which means my ancestors, is a folk music group from
Quebec. Do you remember what folk music is? (Short Pause) Folk music is based on traditional melodies and stories. Mes Aieux use traditional
French-Canadian folklore figures such as the devil, the shepherd, the woodsman, and the flying canoe to make music with a sense of humor.
Can you hear any of those figures in this song?
One of this week’s featured compositions is Dégénération.
Do you remember the name of the artist? (Short Pause) If you were thinking of Mes Aieux, or my ancestors, you are correct! Dégénération is a song that talks about different generations of family and how much their lives have changed; how different the world is from when our great-greatgrandparents were living in it. Can you think of any differences?

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Eine kleine Nachtmusik 1. Allegro
One of this week’s featured artists is Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
One of this week’s featured compositions is Eine kleine Nachtmusik, first movement, Allegro.
Mozart was a very famous classical composer. He wrote over 600 pieces including piano works, orchestra works, and opera music! Do you think you could ever write that much music? If you think you can, you better get started. Mozart started writing music at the age of 5!
One of this week’s featured artists is Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
One of this week’s featured compositions is Eine kleine Nachtmusik, first movement, Allegro.
Eine kleine Nachtmusik means “a little serenade” or “a little night music” in
German. Do you think it sounds like “night music”? No one knows why this composition was written or when it was first performed. All we know is that it is now one of Mozart’s most famous and often played pieces.
Where have you heard this song before?

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Halloween Week (Oct. 25 th – 29 th )
Day 1: This week is the start of Halloween week. All week long we will be playing spooky songs over the announcements! The first song this week is called
Symphonie Fantastique by a composer named Hector Berlioz. We are going to listen to the 5 th movement of this song, which is called “Dreams of the
Witches’ Sabbath.” All the witches, sorcerers, and monsters have gathered.
Listen closely and you can hear the laughter, shouting, and dancing of all the gross creatures.
Today’s song is from The Addam’s Family. The Addam’s Family was a black and white television show from the 1960’s. The characters in the family are bizarre and slightly creepy. Even though the tv show is from the
1960’s, we guarantee that you will know this song! Especially the snapping part!
Today’s song is titled Dies Irae. Dies Irae was originally a poem from the
1200’s. It means “day of wrath” or “the end of time”. This idea was so popular that the poem has been used in music at least 70 different times.
Can you hear the wrath in this song?
Today’s Halloween song is from Johann Sebastian Bach. It is called
Toccata and Fugue in D Minor. This song uses the organ and is very creepy.
Some people say that it was inspired by stories of Dracula. What do you think inspired Bach to write this song?
Today is our Halloween celebration at the school and what a better way to end Halloween week, than with a little bit of a mash; A Monster Mash !

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U2
Sweetest Thing
One of this week’s featured artists is U2.
One of this week’s featured compositions is Sweetest Thing.
U2 are a rock band from Dublin, Ireland. They have been performing together since 1976 but didn’t become overly successful until the mid-
1980’s. They have released 12 albums, won 22 Grammys, and have sold over 150 million albums. No wonder they are considered one of the
“Greatest Bands of All Time”.
One of this week’s featured artists is U2.
One of this week’s featured compositions is Sweetest Thing.
Sweetest Thing was originally released in 1987 as a B-side on another single.
When music used to come on records, songs could be put on both sides of the record. So records had an A-side and a B-side. Just like a cassette tape.
The A-side had a single (or one song) on it that was predicted to be very successful and to get a lot of air time on the radio. The B-side was a song that wasn’t for the radio, it was usually a song the band or artist was working on that would never be released in a collection. It is often considered a bonus track. Sweetest Thing is a very successful B-side that U2 later re-recorded and released in 1998.
One of this week’s featured compositions is Sweetest Thing.
Do you remember the name of the band? (Short Pause) If you were thinking of U2, congratulations!
Sweetest Thing is an apology song written to the lead singer’s wife for missing her birthday. Opps…
The lead singer felt so bad, he wrote this song and let her star in the video for it. This song went on to be a number 1 hit in Canada when it was rereleased in 1998.
Beyond their musical talents, U2 are also very involved with many charities that are trying to make the world a better place.

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Béla Bartók
Concerto for Orchestra V. Finale
One of this week’s featured artists is Béla Bartók.
One of this week’s featured compositions is Concerto for Orchestra, Fifth
Movement, Finale.
Béla Bartók is a famous 20 th Century Hungarian composer. He used traditional Hungary melodies as inspiration for many of his pieces. Listen to see if you can hear his inspiration. Concerto for Orchestra was written in
1943 and has five movements and is played by an orchestra. What instruments can you hear?
One of this week’s featured artists is Béla Bartók.
One of this week’s featured compositions is Concerto for Orchestra, Fifth
Movement, Finale.
Concerto for Orchestra is one of Béla Bartók’s most famous works and is known for its rapid stream of notes at a very quick tempo. What music word for tempo would you use to describe this piece? (Short Pause) Did you know, that Béla Bartók is so famous that he has 3 statues around the world, and he used to have his picture on Hungarian money?

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Johann Pachelbel
Canon in D Major
One of this week’s featured artists is Johann Pachelbel
One of this week’s featured songs is Canon in D Major also known as
Pachelbel’s Canon.
Johann Pachelbel was a German composer, organist, and teacher who was very influential on music of the 1600’s. He taught and mentored many other famous musicians and his work is very popular. Canon in D Major is
Pachebel’s most famous composition and you have probably heard this piece many times already. Do you think Pachelbel knew his song would be this famous? (Short Pause) Where have you heard it before?
One of this week’s featured artists is Johann Pachelbel
One of this week’s featured songs is Canon in D Major also known as
Pachelbel’s Canon.
Pachelbel’s Canon, one of Pachelbel’s most famous works, was written for 3 violins and a bass line. Do you know what canon is? (Short Pause) A canon is a piece of music that has a melody line that is repeated over and over. This melody line is played in the first instrument, or leader, and then is later played, one by one, in all the other instruments called followers.
Can you hear the melody line change instruments in this piece?

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Run DMC
It’s Tricky
One of this week’s featured artists is Run DMC.
One of this week’s featured compositions is It’s Tricky.
Run DMC was a hip-hop group from New York City. Do you know what hip hop music is? Hip hop is a genre, or type, of music that has 4 main elements; rapping, DJing, sampling, and beat boxing. Rapping is when an artist speaks in a lyrical or musical style over top of a beat. Run DMC were one of the most influential artists in their genre. Have you heard this song before?
One of this week’s featured artists is Run DMC.
One of this week’s featured compositions is It’s Tricky.
It’s Tricky was a single from Run DMC’s 3 rd album and was released in
1987. The music video for this song features a famous pair of magicians called Penn and Teller who begin to imitate Run DMC. They imitate Run
DMC so well, that they fool Run DMC’s own security guards! This song has been used in many movies and even has it’s own snowboarding video game named after it. Would you play the video game based on this song?

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Aretha Franklin
Respect
One of this week’s featured artists is Aretha Franklin.
One of the week’s featured compositions is Respect.
Respect is one of the most famous Rhythm and Blues, or R&B songs of all time. The first time is was released, in 1965, a male artist named Otis
Redding recorded it. Aretha Franklin released the version we’re playing in
1967, only 2 years later. Aretha’s version was included in the Recording
Industry of America’s Songs of the Century.
One of this week’s featured artists is Aretha Franklin.
One of the week’s featured compositions is Respect.
Aretha Franklin is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist and is often referred to as “The Queen of Soul”. In fact, Rolling Stone magazine named her number one on its list of the Greatest Singers of All Time! She has won
20 Grammys and has just as many number one singles. Just recently, she performed when President Obama took office.
One of this week’s featured compositions is Respect
Do you remember the name of the artist? (Short Pause)
If you were thinking of Aretha Franklin, you are correct!
Aretha’s song, Respect, was name number five on The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time list. It has been covered by major recording artists from Tina
Turner to Kelly Clarkson and used in many TV shows like “The Fresh
Prince of Bel-Air” and “Glee”.

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Johann Strauss
The Blue Danube
One of the week’s featured artists is Johann Strauss.
Do you remember another famous Johann from last week? (Short Pause)
Johann Pachelbel was the Johann from last week, I hope you all remembered!
One of this week’s featured compositions is The Blue Danube.
Johann Strauss was an Austrian composer most famous for light music such as waltzes, polkas, and ballets. He is even known as “The Waltz
King”. When The Blue Danube debuted in 1867, it was not considered very successful. Despite that, The Blue Danube is one of the most consistently popular pieces of classical music ever. It has been used in 2002: A Space
Odyssey, The Simpsons¸ and Bugs Bunny.
One of this week’s featured artists is Johann Strauss.
One of this week’s featured compositions is The Blue Danube.
Austria, Strauss’ country of birth, has adopted The Blue Danube as an unofficial national anthem. In fact, this song is played on the stroke of midnight ever New Years. What song would you pick as Canada’s unofficial national anthem?

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Carl Orff
O Fortuna
One of this week’s featured artists is Carl Orff.
One of this week’s featured compositions is O Fortuna.
O Fortuna was a Latin poem written in the 13 th Century. It was part of a collection of over 200 poems written about games, love, morals, or food. This poem was put to music in 1935 by Carl Orff and is the most-played classical song of the past 75 years.
One of this week’s featured artists is Carl Orff
One of this week’s featured compositions is O Fortuna.
Carl Orff was a German composer who began writing music, puppet shows, and stories for his family at a very young age. By the time he was 16 he was very popular.
He is still popular today; in fact, your music teacher uses many of his songs and instruments in your music class. O
Fortuna is his most popular song.
One of this week’s featured artists is Carl Orff.
Do you remember the name of the composition? (Short Pause)
If you were thinking of O Fortuna you are correct!
O Fortuna has become a huge song in popular culture. You have probably heard it in many commercials, movies, and television shows. Can you name some of the places where you’ve heard it before? (Short Pause) What kind of activities would you use this music for?

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Coldplay
Viva la Vida
This week’s second song has been chosen by your grade 7
Leadership class. They were asked to pick a song that they believed would become a future classic. They believe that this song could be played years from now and still be as popular. The grade 7 Leadership class has chosen the song
Viva la Vida by Coldplay. Do you agree with their choice? If not, what would you choose instead?
This week’s second song is our future classics song.
Your grade 7 Leadership class chose Coldplay’s Viva la Vida.
Viva la Vida is Spanish for “long live life” and comes from
Coldplay’s 2008 album. Across the world, this song has had a lot of success becoming number 1 or 2 in many countries. Do you think this song will be popular or well respected in the future?

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Louis Armstrong
What a Wonderful World
One of this week’s featured artists is Louis Armstrong.
One of this week’s featured compositions is
What a Wonderful World .
Louis Armstrong is an American jazz trumpeter and singer. He is most known for his influence on jazz music and his gravelly voice. Louis
Armstrong had a long career starting in 1920 and continuing until the 1970s.
This song was released in 1967 and would go on to become a standard for the genre of jazz music.
One of this week’s featured artists is Louis Armstrong.
One of this week’s featured compositions is
What a Wonderful World .
What a Wonderful World is an optimistic song written in a time of violence, pain, and suffering. It uses positive and happy images to make the listener feel better. Does this song make you happier when you hear it?
One of this week’s featured artists is Louis Armstrong.
One of this week’s featured compositions is
What a Wonderful World .
This song is all about things in the world that are wonderful; things that make us happy and smile. Listen for the things in the song that make Louis
Armstrong smile. Are they the same things that make you smile?

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George Gershwin
Rhapsody in Blue
One of this week’s featured artists is George Gershwin.
One of this week’s featured compositions is
Rhapsody in Blue.
Rhapsody in Blue is a piece for solo piano with a jazz band. This song has influences from both classical music and jazz music. Can you hear which parts are classical and which parts are jazz? (Short Pause) This song debuted in 1924 and George Gershwin him self played the piano part. This song established Gershwin as an important conductor and is still often played today. Have you heard it before?
One of this week’s featured artists is George Gershwin.
One of this week’s featured compositions is Rhapsody in Blue.
George Gershwin was an American composer famous for his Broadway, classical, and popular songs. Unlike many of the composers that we have listened to, there is actual video footage of George Gershwin playing the piano. This kind of footage is very rare! Gershwin remains popular to this day. There are 2 songs that he did not finish before his death, in 1937, which are being finished and released sometime in the next year! That goes to show you just how popular he was.

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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
1812 Overture
One of this week’s featured artists is Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.
One of this week’s featured compositions is 1812 Overture.
Tchaikovsky was a Russian composer from the 19 th Century.
He wrote some of the most popular concert and theatrical music of all time. You have probably heard many of his pieces at Christmas time as his most famous work is The Nutcracker. However, he also wrote the music for
Swan Lake and Sleeping Beauty. Have you heard of those ballets before?
One of this week’s featured artists is Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.
One of this week’s featured compositions is 1812 Overture.
1812 Overture was written in 1880 to celebrate Russia’s defense of Moscow against Napoleon’s army. We can’t listen to the whole song today, it’s nearly 17 minutes, it describes the battle Russia fought. If you listen closely you can hear Russian folk songs, cannons symbolizing battle, and string passages that sounds the retreat of Napoleon’s army. Finally there is celebration. Can you hear the story in this song?
One of this week’s featured artists is Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.
One of this week’s featured compositions is 1812 Overture.
A cannon, which is not usually a musical instrument, is featured heavily in this song. In the whole song, the cannon is fired 16 times. However, when it was written, it was impossible to time a cannon shot perfectly with the music! Why do you think Tchaikovsky included the cannon knowing it would never fire perfectly? It wasn’t until 1954, 74 years after it was written, that an orchestra was able to time cannon shots with the music so
Tchaikovsky never heard the piece played as he intended it to sound.

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The Beatles
Let it Be
One of this week’s featured artists is The Beatles.
One of this week’s featured compositions is Let it Be.
The Beatles are an English rock band from the 1960s that have become one of the most successful acts of popular music of all time. They have sold more albums in the United States and England than any other band. They influenced more than just music, but the world around them as well starting a movement known as “Beatlemania”. Where have you heard this song before?
One of this week’s featured artists is The Beatles.
One of this week’s featured compositions is Let it Be.
Let it Be was released in 1970 and was written by John Lennon and Paul
McCartney. This was the last single The Beatles would release as a group.
After this single was released the band broke up to pursue solo careers. Let
it Be is the number one Beatles song as picked by the fans and the number three song on the 100 Best Beatles Songs list. What is your favourite
Beatles song?

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Christmas Carol Week (Dec. 13 – 17 th )
Day 1: This week the announcements will be featuring Christmas music! Every day we will be playing a different Christmas carol for you to listen to. To start the week, we have Feliz Navidad. Feliz Navidad is a Spanish and
English Christmas carol that is one of the most often downloaded
Christmas songs ever. The Spanish words mean “Merry Christmas and a happy New Year”.
Day 2: Day two of Christmas week features the song Carol of the Bells. This song is based on traditional Ukrainian melodies and has been popular since it was first played in 1916. This song has been redone so many time that it is impossible to count! There are both choral and instrumental versions of this song. Can you hear them both?
Today, our Christmas carol will be Trepak, or the Russian Dance from
Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker. Besides being used in The Nutcracker ballet, this song is also featured in Disney’s Fantasia and in the movie Home Alone.
Can you think of a tempo word to describe the speed of this piece?
For our last day of school and Christmas carols, we will be featuring White
Christmas because we all wish you a snowy and joyful holiday break!