MUSIC

Below are ongoing discussions (posts) about music, followed by descriptions and links to other interesting music sites.


Vivaldi's "Autumn"
                 Mozart's Most Famous Works
                 Performance of the "Marriage of Figaro" -
                           Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5
             Bach's Best Known Pieces
             View of Bach



The New York Philharmonic has created a "Kidzone" for students.  This is a cool site where you can learn about instruments, composers and the history of music. 





Part of the Kennedy Center's website has an great interactive page for the studying Music of the Arab World.









Melody, harmony, rythym, bass, percussion:  these are all musical terms that every person should know.   Even if you already know their meaning, you'll still probably enjoy playing around with adding and subtracting each element at Bobby McFerrin's fun site, "Don't Worry, Be Happy." 


Could you make music come from a vegetable?   The Vienna Vegetable Orchestra can put on an entire concert!  It's quite a sight . . . and quite a sound, too!






To hear music that George Washington would have listened and danced to, go to earlyamerica.com.  You can also watch a performance from "The Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps."





To learn about Benjamin Franklin's glass armonica, go to gigmasters.com.
To see it in action, go to youtube.com