Abilene Philharmonic Orchestra presents

1. Abilene Philharmonic Orchestrapresents Small but Mighty! Discover Music Education Concert Series October 23-24, 2014

2. Program Star-Spangled Banner – Francis Scott Key Orchestral Suite #3, 2nd & 3rdMvmts –J.S. Bach Piccolo Concerto in C Major, 2nd & 3rdMvmts—Vivaldi EineKleineNachtmusik, 1stMvmt–Mozart Suzuki Violin Repertoire w/ local violin students Etude for solo marimba, Josh Westman Serenade for Strings, 4thMvmt—Tchaikovsky

3. The Star-Spangled Banner The Star-Spangled Bannerofficially became the National Anthem in 1931. The meter for our anthem is in ¾ time

4. Johann Sebastian Bach Bach was a German Baroquecomposerand organist. He lived about 100 years before Beethoven. Bach is seen as one of the greatest geniuses in music history. He wrote music for organ, full orchestra, choirs, and solo musicians, which is what makes him a prolific composer. During Bach’s time, people and their musical instruments were very different than they are now! Click video link for a basic explanation of what “Baroque” is! End video @ 2:08 For class: do you know what “ornate” means? Johann Sebastian Bach 1685-1750

5. Orchestral Suite #3: Air Listen to the music and follow along with the score below. This music is the VIOLIN part, the melody of the piece. Do you recognize this music? The Air from Bach’s Suite #3 is one of the most popular songs from the Baroque Period! Some call it: “The music of heaven.”

6. Orchestral Suite #3: Air The Air, or as many call it now, the Air on the G String, is a very important part of our musical culture today and has been used in many different video games and movies! Here are a few versions: Electric Guitar! Libera Boy’s Chorus Bobby McFerrin- he sang “Don’t Worry, Be Happy”

7. Orchestral Suite #3: Gavotte Gavotte is pronounced “guh-vaht” A “gavotte” is a kind of dance, and it is the title of the third movement of Bach’s Orchestral Suite #3. Most classical music contains movements that have titles like Allegro or Andante, which just tell the performers the tempo. A gavotte indicates that it’s a type of dance. The drawing on the left shows a group of people dancing a Gavotte. It was drawn in the late 1800’s in France. All dances follow a basic rhythmic pattern, which composers then use to create music! Can you think of another kind of dance that has its own pattern?

8. Baroque Dance Dancing sure has changed a lot in the world over the last 300 years! If you lived in Europe when Bach lived and wanted to impress people, chances are, you would want to learn how to dance! The link on this page explains why dancing was important in the past:

9. Antonio Vivaldi Antonio Vivaldi, like Bach, was a Baroque composer. Vivaldi’s music greatly influenced Bach! Vivaldi wrote many pieces of music that feature a solo instrument- these are called concertos. When Vivaldi lived, opera was one of the most popular forms of entertainment. He claimed to have written over 90 operas in his life! However, less than half of them were printed. Antonio Vivaldi 1678-1741

10. Piccolo Concerto in C Major The concerto is a style of musical composition, much like a symphony or a sonata. When Vivaldi wrote his Piccolo Concerto, the piccolo as we know it hadn’t been invented yet! It was typically played on a high-pitched recorder. Only later on, as the technology of instruments advanced, did people start to play it on piccolo. The picture on the left shows a piccolo next to a flute. The piccolo is a cousin of the flute, and about half its size. The piccolo plays higher notes than any other woodwind instrument! The second movement of this piece has gained the most popularity.

11. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Mozart was a musical prodigy and one of the most brilliant composer/ performers that has ever lived! He composed music in the Classical period.His father was a musician, too! He encouraged him at a young age to enjoy many different cultures and types of music. He composed over 600 pieces of music, which makes him a very prolific composer, just like Bach. Mozart was born more than 100 years after Bach died. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1765-1791

12. EinekleineNachtmusik (1787) Have you heard this music before? It’s been used often in TV and cartoons. Listen to the recording while you watch the score. Which instruments are playing? Are there any woodwinds, trumpets, or percussion instruments? What does Allegro mean? When are the instruments all playing the same rhythms? Which measure do they start playing different rhythms?

13. Pyotr Tchaikovsky Tchaikovsky was a Russian composer during the Romantic period. He’s well-known as the first Russian composer to achieve international fame for his compositions and work as a conductor. He even appeared at Carnegie Hall in 1891! Tchaikovsky’s music includes symphonies, operas, concertos, and many others. He is particularly well-known for his 2nd Symphony and Violin Concerto. Pyotr Tchaikovsky 1840-1893

14. Serenade for Strings (1880) The link below is to a performance that has the sheet music scrolling along with it. Listen for several things as you watch it: When is the melody in the lower instruments? When is the melody in the higher instruments? When does the tempo appear to get faster? What time signature is the piece in? What are your favorite parts of the music? Why?

15. The Concert is about to start… What does Applause mean? Applause is when you clap your hands to show your appreciation to the musicians for making music. When do you give Applause? When the Concertmasterenters… When the Maestro enters… Shh… It’s time to listen to the music. Then,… clap after each piece of music!

16. Abilene Philharmonic Orchestra Thank you! and Enjoy your concert! Applause!!!