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Post by Charity on Nov 8, 2004 12:29:46 GMT -5
Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953) Introduction (born Sontsovka, 23 April 1891; died Moscow, 5 March 1953). He showed precocious talent as a pianist and composer and had lessons from Glier from 1902. In 1904 he entered the St. Petersburg Conservatory, where Rimsky-Korsakov, Lyadov and Tcherepnin were among his teachers; Tcherepnin and Myaskovsky, who gave him valuable support, encouraged his interest in Skryabin, Debussy and Strauss. He had made his début as a pianist in 1908, quickly creating something of a sensation as an enfant terrible, unintelligible and ultra-modern - an image he was happy to cultivate. His intemperateness in his early piano pieces, and later in such works as the extravagantly Romantic Piano Concerto no.1 and the ominous no.2, attracted attention. Then in 1914 he left the conservatory and travelled to London, where he heard Stravinsky's works and gained a commission from Dyagilev: the resulting score was, however, rejected (the music was used to make the Scythian Suite); a second attempt, Chout, was not staged until 1921 MORE.... w3.rz-berlin.mpg.de/cmp/prokofiev.html
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Post by Charity on Nov 8, 2004 12:37:43 GMT -5
Peter and The Wolf. Here is a great interactive story of Peter and the Wolf. Have the kids click on all the pictures to hear parts of the composition by Prokifiev. You will love this. grotesmurf.madscience.nl/music/petereng.htmGreat intro for the composer's music for kids.
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Post by Charity on Nov 8, 2004 12:43:16 GMT -5
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Post by Charity on Nov 8, 2004 12:46:07 GMT -5
MUSIC-COMPOSER'S QUIZ
NAME______________________DATE_______
1. NAME OF THIS WEEK'S COMPOSER____________________________
2. NICKNAME?_____________________________________
3. WHAT COUNTRY WAS COMPOSER BORN________________________________
4. WHAT YEAR WAS COMPOSER BORN________________________________
5. WHAT YEAR DID COMPOSER DIE________________________
6. NAME ONE OF COMPOSER'S FAMOUS WORKS______________________________
7. HOW MANY OPERA'S OR CONCERTO'S DID COMPOSER WRITE_____________________
8. WHAT WAS THE FIRST OR PRIMARY INSTRUMENT COMPOSER PLAYED_______________________________
9. TELL OF TWO THINGS YOU LEARNED THAT WAS INTERESTING ABOUT THIS COMPOSER_____________________________ ______________________________________
10. WHAT WAS COMPOSER'S CONDITION AT DEATH________________________________ _____________________________________
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Post by Charity on Nov 9, 2004 10:51:20 GMT -5
Have student go to the library and find books, music and other information on Prokofiev. Using materials from research have them write a brief bio of him. Then as a fun project: HAVE STUDENTS PICK ONE OF THEIR FAVORITE CLASSICAL COMPOSITIONS AND WRITE A MADE UP STORY WITH THE MUSIC SET TO BACKGROUD THE STORY. This can be a lot of fun. Note: Do not let them select "Peter and The Wolf", in that it has already been done. ;D
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Post by Charity on Nov 10, 2004 10:05:39 GMT -5
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Post by Charity on Nov 10, 2004 10:06:49 GMT -5
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Post by Charity on Nov 10, 2004 10:10:53 GMT -5
Peter and the Wolf Grade Level First & Second Overview This lesson is designed to complement the Oakland East Bay Symphony Young people’s Concerts performance of Peter and the Wolf, and can be used both prior to and after the performance. The activities in the lesson support students’ literacy growth and encourage the development of critical thinking skills. Students will become acquainted with the Peter and the Wolf Symphony through movement, drawing, listening, and reading activities. They will also write a class book, create an audiotape, and write and perform a puppet show. Subjects Language Arts/The Arts more..... www.oebs.org/page/peter1.html
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Post by Charity on Nov 12, 2004 10:33:18 GMT -5
We had so many things going on this week, I had to cut this week's composer rather short. Stay tuned for our new composer on Monday.
This concludes this week's composer unit.
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