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Classical Connections

Explore United States history and its connections to Western Music with this all-in-one resource for upper elementary through high school. Along with a helpful historical timeline, each section includes a reproducible student article, activity sheets, games and listening maps for 16 composers spanning five centuries. Full-length National Standards-based lesson plans accompany each section and all musical listening selections are included on the CD. Historical periods and composers include: The New World (Desprez, Palestrina), The Colonial Period (Bach, Vivaldi), Mid-1700s (Scarlatti, Gluck), the American War of Independence (Haydn, Mozart), the War of 1812 (Beethoven, Schubert), the Civil War (Liszt, Brahms), the Industrial Revolution (Ravel, Elgar), the early 20th Century (Holst, Prokofiev).

Classical Connections to US History Book/CD Pack. By Ellen Wilmeth. Expressive Art (Choral). Book & CD Package. Size 8.5x11 inches. 56 pages. Published by Cherry Lane Music. (2500486) See more info...

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Classical Connections - Exploring The Blues - Great Composers Of The 20th Century - Bach's Fight For Freedom - Bizet's Dream - Handel's Last Chance - Liszt's Rhapsody - Rossini's Ghost - Strauss- The King of Three Quarter Time - The Great Composers And Their Music - Music Fact Raps - Let's Rap! II - Music Raps 4 U - Let's Rap! 3 - Music Of Our World - The Rhythm Reader - The Rhythm Reader 2 - Rockin' Rhythm Raps - Sounds Of The Cities - Thirty Days To Melody - Thirty Days To Music Theory - Thirty Days To Rhythm - Top 40 Fun Facts- Rock 'N' Roll - Whacked On Classics