The Carnival of Animals

The Carnival Ofthe animals

oHe was born in Paris on October, 1835.oHe was a French famous composer and performer.oHe was three years old, he can read ,write and have piano lessons and started composing his music.oHe wrote his first symphony when he was sixteen.oHe became the first composer to write music for cinema.oThe Carnival of the Animals is the most famous work of him.

The Carnival of the Animals

oHe was born in Bonn, Germany on

December 16, 1770.

oHe was a German composer and pianist.

oHe can play the piano and violin.

oWhen he was twelve, he was a promising

keyboard player.

oOne of Beethoven most famous works is

Symphony No.2.

oHe was born on 27 January 1756 in

Austria.

oHe learned the piano at the age of three,

and soon developed his skills in all musicant

forms.

oHe produced over 600 works.

oSymphony No.40 is a famous work.

oComposer /kəmˈpəʊzə(r)/: A person who writes music.

A Composer

oPerformer /pəˈfɔːmə(r)/ : A person who performs for an audience in a show, concert, ……

oSymphony /ˈsɪmfəni/ : a long piece of music for a lot of musicians playing together.

INSTRUMENTS

Classification in the Instruments

There are five types of instruments: 1. Stringed instruments 2. Wind instruments 3. Percussion instruments 4. Brass instruments 5. Electronic instruments

Wind instruments are played by setting air over or into a mouthpiece.

Flute

The flute is a family of musical instrument of the woodwind group

It is normally made of metal now. It produces very bright and joyful notes.

A person who plays a flute is called a flautist.

Flute

Flute

Clarinet The clarinet is a family of woodwind instruments that have a single-reed mouthpiece, a straight cylindrical tube with an approximately cylindrical bore, and a flaring bell.

A person who plays any type of clarinet is called a clarinettist or clarinetist.

Piano

Piano The piano (or pianoforte to give it its

proper name) is a musical instrument with a keyboard

A normal piano has 88 keys. Pianos use the keys to move hammers that hit strings inside, making a sound.

Pianos come in two basic shapes: grand pianos and upright pianos.

The piano has been an extremely popular instrument in Western classical music since the late 18th century. A person who plays the piano is called a pianist.

Piano

Violin

ViolinViolin is usually the first choice of musicians who

wants to learn a string instrument.The violin is a string instrument which is played

with a bow. It has four strings.It is held between the left collar bone (near the

shoulder) and the chin. Different notes are made by fingering with the

left hand while bowing with the right. It has no frets or other markers. Players have to learn the exact place to put the fingers of the left hand and memorise them.

The violin is the smallest and highest pitched string instrument. A person who plays the violin is called a violinist

Violin

Viola The viola is slightly larger than the violin and has a deeper pitch in comparision. It is also in the “middle register” of the string family.

The viola sounds lower than a violin, but higher than a cello.

Although not as popular as the violin, it is still a vital part of the orchestra.The Viola is also known as the Cinderella of the orchestra.

Cello

CelloThe cello is bigger than viola and violin.

It’s has a beautiful,mellow sound. The cello must rest on the floor because it

is too big to be hold like the violin or viola.Its name comes from the Italian language,

so it is pronounced “chello”. The full word is violoncello, but when speaking, people normally call it the “cello”.

A person who plays the cello is called a “cellist”.

Double bassThe double bass is a large stringed instrument

It plays low-pitched musical notes in musical ensembles and bands.

The double bass looks like smaller instruments like the violin, viola, and cello.

String instruments

The Cuckoo - clarinet

The swan - cello

The Aquarium - piano + flute

The Elephant - double bass

The Hens and Cockerels - piano, violin, cello

N.B The piano is played in the background for these tracks.

The Cuckoo

The swan

The Aquarium

The Elephant

The Hens and Cockerels

Cuckoo

Swan

Hens and cockerels

Elephant

Aquarium