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the SCORE: Music in 3D with Dance Kaleidoscope
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra | 32 East Washington Street, Suite 600 | Indianapolis, IN 46204
www.IndianapolisSymphony.org
Vince Lee, Conductor
Ravel: "Laideronnette, Empress of the Pagodas" from the Mother Goose Suite
Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet Overture-Fantasy
J. Strauss: Tritsch Tratsch Polka, Op. 214
Bach: Suite No. 3 in D Major, "Air on the G String"
Brahms: Hungarian Dance No. 12 in D Minor
Prokofiev: "Montagues and Capulets" from Romeo and Juliet
Ravel: "The Fairy Garden" from the Mother Goose Suite
Dvořák: Slavonic Dance No. 8 in G Minor
Bernstein arr. Peress: "Mambo" from West Side Story
March 21 & 28
May 9 – 11
May 16
Meet the Symphony
The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra was founded in 1930 and
became a professional orchestra with salaried musicians in 1937.
Today, the ISO is the largest performing arts organization in Indiana
and performs hundreds of concerts every year. In September 2011,
Krzysztof Urbanski became our Music Director, and he is the youngest
Music Director of any major American orchestra.
Ravel,
Tchaikovsky
& Strauss Jr.
Bach, Brahms
& Prokofiev
Dvořák &
Bernstein,
Concert Etiquette
Meet the
Conductor &
Dance Kaleidoscope
Tricky Timeline,
Word Scramble
& Crossword
Inside this Issue:
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Maurice Ravel (1875 – 1937) (Pronounced: Rah-vehl)
French Composer
Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840- 1893)
(Pronounced: Cheye-kov-ski)
Russian Composer
Johann Strauss Jr. (1825-1899) (Pronounced: Strouse)
Austrian Composer
His father was an inventor, and encouraged his love of music. After years of studying piano as a child, he left his family at age 14 and moved to Paris to attend the Paris Conservatory.
One of his most famous pieces, Boléro (1927), became “all the rage,” not only in Europe, but in America. The piece was heard over the radio, on recordings and in movie theatres across the country!
Ravel originally wrote The Mothergoose Suite as a piano duet to be played by children.
Tchaikovsky loved playing the piano. As a young child, he often chose this over playing outside with friends.
He was a really smart kid! Tchaikovsky spoke three languages by the time he was six years old.
Tchaikovsky composed some of the most famous ballets in the world, including Sleeping Beauty, Swan Lake, and The Nutcracker.
His father was a composer, but he did not want Johann Strauss, Jr. to follow in his footsteps.
He grew up in Germany during World War II. He made sure to keep a good relationship with the Nazi Party to protect his Jewish daughter-in-law and grandchildren.
He is frequently referred to as “The Waltz King” because he composed over 400 waltzes, polkas and other types of dance music during his lifetime.
Have you
ever seen
or been in a
ballet?
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Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
(Pronounced: Bock)
German Composer
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
(Pronunced: Brahmz)
German Composer
Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953)
(Pronounced: Pro-KUFF-ee-ehv)
Russian Composer
JS Bach was born the youngest of eight children to a family full of musical talent. Most of his male relatives played instruments, and 53 of those relatives were also named Johann!
He studied organ and became very well-known throughout Germany. His professional life wasn’t easy though, as he fought a lot with his employers.
While he was alive, Bach became famous for his talent in playing the organ, but he also wrote over 1,200 musical works. He was not recognized for his talent in composing until long after his death.
As a child, Brahms loved to read so much that he would keep a book propped up on his piano so he could read while he practiced.
Brahms once fell asleep while world-famous musician, Franz Liszt, performed a piano sonata.
He loved the outdoors! When he took vacations, it was usually a hiking trip in Italy.
He wrote his first opera, The Giant, when he was eight years old, after hearing the music from Tchaikovsky’s The Sleeping Beauty.
He would spend up to 14 hours a day composing music. Since he wrote so much music, he often would forget what he had composed.
The Russian government made rules for composers to follow so that they would compose music that “everyone could understand.” Prokofiev left Russia to come to America from 1918-1922 to have the freedom to compose the way he wanted to.
Have you
ever been
hiking?
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Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904)
(Pronounced: Duh-VOHR-jhak)
Czech Composer
Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990)
( Pronounced: Burn-Stine)
American Composer
Concert Etiquette Tips: Enjoy the music (and let others enjoy it, too). During the performance, please remain
quiet and in your seat until the concert is over.
Please, no eating, drinking or chewing gum in the hall.
Photographing or recording any part of the performance is strictly prohibited.
His father was the village butcher and innkeeper, who sang folk songs to entertain his patrons. He wanted Antonín to become a butcher.
He loved to wander through woods and forests, and he was also fascinated with pigeons. When he moved to America, he would go to New York’s Central Park several times a week just to watch the pigeons.
From 1892 to 1895 he served as the director of the new National Conservatory in New York City. During this period, he showed deep interest in American folk music.
He was recognized as a talented conductor and pianist. He became the first American to be appointed Principal Conductor of the New York Philharmonic.
He was a talented pianist at a young age, and studied music at Harvard University even though is dad wanted him to take over the family wig business.
In 1961 his musical West Side Story was made into a movie. It went on to win 10 Academy Awards.
YOU WILL PLAY A PART IN THE PERFORMANCE! WATCH AND LISTEN CAREFULLY.
CONDUCTOR VINCE LEE WILL “CUE” YOU WHEN IT IS TIME TO SHOUT “MAMBO!”
YOU PLAY RECORDER ALONG WITH THIS PIECE! THE MUSIC TO PRACTICE IS ON PAGE 7.
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Vince Lee, Conductor
Dance Kaleidoscope
Dance Kaleidoscope, Indiana’s premier professional contemporary dance company since 1972, consistently brings the finest quality dance performances to diverse audiences of all ages. Under the leadership of Artistic Director David Hochoy since 1991, the company has seen extensive growth, performing a four concert series in Indianapolis and touring nationally throughout the US.
Meet the Conductor
What instruments do you play? Piano is my main instrument, though I played cello for two years when I was a kid.
Do you remember how old you were when you first became involved in music? Yes! I was always fascinated with music as far back as I can remember, and I actually asked for piano lessons for my 5th birthday.
What is your favorite color? Black! That's the color of my performance clothes, which I also call my Superman outfit. Where is the most interesting place that your career has taken you? Actually, I can't name just one place. One of my favorite things about my lifetime in the arts is that my jobs have literally taken me all over the world. As a kid, I spent 5 months on tour, and I did over 100 performances in 47 of the 50 US states during that time. Seeing almost the entire United States at the age of 12 remains one of the luckiest things I've ever gotten to do. As a conductor, I've had the chance to go to Japan and Switzerland, and will be traveling to Korea later this year. Right now, as I'm doing this interview, I'm at the airport for a flight to Dallas. What did you like to do when you were in elementary school? Without a doubt, my most favorite thing to do as a kid was perform. It was both a job and a hobby; plus, most of my closest friends (of all ages) were performing artists as well. That said, I always found time to play lots of video games!
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Word Scramble Shout ___________ during this piece from West Side Story. mmboa
Sergei ___________ was a Russian composer. fivepkoor
___________ loved the outdoors. shabrm
___________ was famous for playing organ as well as composing. hacb
Crossword
Tricky Timeline: Fill in the blanks with the name of the composer that lived during each time period.
1681 1748 1815 1882 1949 Present
France
Russia
Austria
Germany
Czech Republic
United States
Across
3. You are playing this instrument
with the orchestra at the concert
7. Dvorak wrote Slavonic ____ No. 8
8. Bernstein's most famous musical
_____ Side Story
9. Tchaikovsky was famous for
composing these
Down
1. Johannes ______ loved the
outdoors!
2. Brahms wrote the Mother _____
Suite
4. Antonin ______’s father was the
village butcher and innkeeper, who
sang folk songs to entertain his
patrons.
5. Johann Strauss Jr. is referred to as
the “_____ King”
6. This year our conductor is Vince
_____
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What Do You Think?
1) Looking at the timeline on page 6, could any of these composers have known
each other? Which composer could not possibly have known any of the others?
2) Which composer lived the longest? How old was he? Do you know anyone that
age?
3) Which composer lived the shortest amount of time? How old was he? Do you
know anyone that age?
4) If you could meet one of these composers, who would it be? Why? What
questions would you ask him?
5) If you had to pick one of these composers to be on your kickball team, who
would it be? Why?
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Fuld, James J., The Book of World-Famous Music: Classical, Popular and Folk, NY: Dover Publications, Inc., 2000.
Kamien, Roger, Music:An Appreciation, NY: McGraw-Hill, Inc., 1994.
Kendall, Catherine Wolff, More Stories of Composers for Young Musicians, Edwardsville, IL: Toadwood Publishers, 1985.
Kline, Tod F., Classic Tunes and Tales, NY: Parker Publishing Co., 1997.
Kramer, Jonathan D., Listen to the Music: A Self-Guided Tour Through the Orchestral Repertoire, NY: Schirmer Books. A Division of Macmillan,
Inc.,1988.
Krull, Kathleen, Lives of the Musicians: Good Times, Bad Times (And What the Neighbors Thought), NY: Harcourt Brace & Co., 1993.
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Website References:
http://www.biography.com/people/leonard-bernstein-9210269#early-life
www.sfsymphony.org/Watch-Listen-Learn/Read-Program-Notes/Program-Notes/Ravel-Mother-Goose.aspx
http://www.classicsforkids.com
https://wwnorton.com/college/music/ilg/ENJ_12/BernsteinWestSideMambo.html
http://www.classicfm.com
http://www.wikipedia.com
http://www.allmusic.com
http://www.openculture.com/2013/05/leonard_bernstein_conducts_beethovens_9th.html
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