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Long and Short Sounds

Displaying 1 to 6 of 6 resources labelled with 'Long and Short Sounds'

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Stately sounding orchestral piece by German-British Baroque composer George Frideric Handel.

KS1: Listening can focussed to the use of short sounds in this piece, in both tune and accompaniment.

Official classification: The Baroque Era, Classical Pieces, Audio, Handel, George Frideric, Long and Short Sounds, Curriculum support

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From the Opera Peter Grimes by Benjamin Britten, written in 1945, performed by English Symphony Orchestra.

KS1 idea: good example to begin to work with simple graphic scores for short, long and continuous sounds.

Official classification: Opera, The 20th & 21st Centuries, Classical Pieces, Audio, Long and Short Sounds, Curriculum support, Britten, Benjamin

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Second movement from Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46. Musical accompaniment to a play, composed by Norwegian composer, Edvard Grieg.

KS1 idea: Focus listening to use of long sounds and contrasts in dynamics loud & soft. KS2 pupils could also notice differences in texture.

Official classification: The Romantic Period, Classical Pieces, Audio, Grieg, Edvard Hagerup, Long and Short Sounds, Curriculum support

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Famous piece by American 20th Century composer Aaron Copland, written in 1942.

KS1 idea; an example of short and long sounds played by Brass and Percussion instruments.

Official classification: 1900-1949, Military & State Occasions, Classical Pieces, Audio, Long and Short Sounds, Curriculum support, Copland, Aaron

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Number 1 of 8 Slavonic dances by Czech Romantic composer Antonin Dvorak.

KS2 idea for listening, suggested focusses: contrast between initial longer chord and shorter sounds that follow, strong 3 metre and good dynamic contrasts. Brisk tempo influenced by national folk dances.

Official classification: Changes in Volume, Tempo, The Romantic Period, Classical Pieces, Audio, Dvorak, Antonan Leopold, Long and Short Sounds, Curriculum support

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Performed on the piano in this recording. A good example for listening to short sounds (short, fast notes) as this piece was originally written for the harpsichord. Also the repetition of a ‘minor’ phrase in it’s ’major’ form.

Official classification: Piano, Binary(AB), The Baroque Era, Classical Pieces, Audio, Sonata, Long and Short Sounds, Curriculum support, Scarlatti, Domenico

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Displaying 1 to 6 of 6 resources labelled with 'Long and Short Sounds'