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Education Concert Workshop Tuesday, August 13, 2013 9am-3pm Sandi Macdonald CEO, North Carolina Symphony www.ncsymphony.org David Albert Director of Education, North Carolina Symphony www.ncsymphony.org/educationprograms 2013/14 Education Materials Authors Christine Eason Brier Creek Elementary School Raleigh, NC Kathy Hopkins Aversboro Elementary School Garner, NC William Rashleigh Jones Dairy Elementary School Wake Forest, NC Jennifer Riggert York Elementary School Raleigh, NC INTRODUCTION Pages 7-1 in Teacher Workbook (TW) Leonard Bernstein 1918-1990 Background, Activist • Born August 25, 1918 in Lawrence, MA • Known affectionately as Lenny. • Greatly influenced by his Jewish upbringing. • Enjoyed diverse genres including classical, jazz, rock, folk, and religious music. • Studied at Harvard University, Curtis Institute of Music, and the Berkshire Music Center in Tanglewood. • Married Chilean actress and pianist Felicia Montealgre and had three children. • Advocated for world peace. Conducted concerts on both sides of the Berlin Wall during its dismantling. Supported Amnesty International and organized concerts to benefit AIDS research. • Died October 14, 1990 in New York, NY Pianist Conductor and Music Educator • Became Assistant Conductor of the New York Philharmonic at 25. Became well known when he filled in for a sick Bruno Walter for a live national radio broadcast concert. • Music Director of the New York City Symphony Orchestra 1945-47, Music Director of the New York Philharmonic 1958-69 (Laureate Conductor 1969- 90). • Appeared as guest conductor with orchestras all over the world. • Taught at Tanglewood, Brandeis University, and gave numerous lectures. • Televised “Young People’s Concerts with the New York Philharmonic” beginning in 1958 for 14 seasons. YouTube Videos Candide Overture: Leonard Leonard Bernstein: Young People’s Bernstein conducting Concerts | What Does Music Mean URLs on TW Page 9 Composer Broadway: Ballet: • On the Town (1944) • Fancy Free (1944) • Wonderful Town (1953) • Facsimile (1946) • Candide (1956) • Dybbuk (1975) • West Side Story (1957) Other well known pieces: Opera: • 3 Symphonies • Trouble in Tahiti (1952) • Mass • A Quiet Place (1983) • Chichester Psalms What do you hear? What do you like? Name of Piece Type of Piece Style of Piece Do you like this (instrumental/vocal) piece? (Why or why not?) TW Page 11 What do you hear? What do you like? Some suggested pieces • West Side Story – Dance at the Gym: Mambo • On the Town – Three Dance Episodes: III Times Square • Chichester Psalms – Adonai Roi (boy soprano section) • Symphony No. 2 (Age of Anxiety) – Part 2, Mvt. II, The Masque Overture to Candide Listening Questions • Overture-a composition for orchestra most often intended as an introduction to an opera or other vocal drama • How does the Overture introduce the play that is to follow? • What mood does the Overture set? • About how many separate melodies are heard? Overture to Candide Vocabulary • Introduction-a section of music at the beginning of a work or movement that prepares the main section of the piece of music • Overture-a composition for orchestra most often intended as an introduction to an opera or other vocal drama • Musical-a form of musical theater from the 20th and 21st centuries incorporating spoken dialogue, solo and ensemble songs, and dance • Satire-a literary work that mocks or attacks the evil behavior and foolishness of humans • Operetta-a form of musical theater incorporating spoken dialogue, song, and dance characterized by comedy including satire, parody, and farce • Opera-a musical drama that is primarily sung, accompanied by an orchestra, and presented theatrically • Fanfare-a musical piece often using brass (and sometimes percussion) for ceremonial purposes, especially to announce an important person(s) TW Page 10 Overture to Candide Plot Synopsis The satire begins in the 1759 in Westphalia, Germany at the castle of Baron Thunder-Ten-Tronck where Dr. Pangloss teaches his students “all is for the best in this best of all possible worlds”. His four students are Cunegonde and Maximillian, the Baron’s daughter and son, Paquette, a servant girl, and the hero Candide, the Baron’s nephew. When the Baron and Maximillian discover that Candide and Cunegonde have fallen in love, they send Candide away. Candide is forced into the Bulgarian Army which attacks the castle and kills most of the inhabitants except for Cunegonde who is taken away by the soldiers. Eventually she is taken to Paris, France and becomes mistress to two rich men: Don Issachar and a Grand Inquisitor of the Spanish Inquisition. Candide and Dr. Pangloss travel to Lisbon, Portugal where they are put on trial by the Spanish Inquisition for heresy. Pangloss is seemingly killed, and Candide is whipped. An old woman rescues Candide and brings him to Cunegonde. This angers the two men, and Candide ends up killing them both. The two lovers and the old woman flee. TW Page 8 Overture to Candide Plot Synopsis (Con’t) First they travel to Cadiz, Spain and then to Columbia. They find Maximillian and Paquette who have been sold into slavery. They escape and find refuge with the priests in a monastery. Candide, Cunegonde, and the old woman leave on a ship that is attacked by pirates, who kidnap the women. Candide finds his way to Montevideo, Uruguay, where he again runs into Maximillian and Paquette. When Maximillian finds out what has happened to his sister, he runs after Candide and a statue falls on him. Candide and Paquette wander to Eldorado where they find enough gold to continue looking for Cunegonde. They discover that the pirates have taken her to Constantinople, Turkey to sell her into slavery. After their boat sinks, they spend a brief time on an island, are rescue, and come to Constantinople. There they find Cunegonde working as a dancing girl, and buy her freedom. They find that Maximillian has survived the statue accident, has become a slave, and they buy his freedom as well. In addition, they find that Dr. Pangloss has also survived. They ask their teacher for advice, and he tells them, “only work makes life endurable.” The teachers and his four students decide to work on a farm together. TW Page 8 Candide Pieces from the Operetta • Act I: Battle Music • “Oh, Happy We” • “Glitter and Be Gay” Overture to Candide-Call Chart Fanfare Main Fanfare Main Main Battle Music Theme Theme Theme TTHemeThe me “Oh, Happy Fanfare Main “Oh, Happy “Glitter” Battle Music We” Theme We” Fanfare Main “Oh, Happy Battle Music Theme We” TEXTURE Pages 13-18 in Teacher Workbook (TW) Georges Bizet 1838-1875 L’Arlesienne Suite No. 2, Mvt. I (Pastorale) L’Arlesienne Suites No. 1 and 2 are collections of incidental music composed by Bizet in 1872 for the play L’Arlesienne (The Girl from Arles) by Alphonse Daudet. The play ran for less than three weeks and has long been forgotten. Bizet reorchestrated four pieces for Suite No. 1. Suite No. 2 was compiled and reorchestrated after Bizet’s death by his friend Ernest Guiraud. Mvt. IV (Farandole) from Suite No. 2 is also known as “March of the Kings,” the tune of which has been used in a Christmas/Epiphany carol. Tw Page 14 L’Arlesienne Suite No. 2, Mvt. I (Pastorale) The play L’Arlesienne (The Girl from Arles) is set in the Provencal countryside of France. The Pastorale depicts the rolling landscape of the countryside and begins slowly and rhythmically in a manner that suggests the rowing of a boat. The middle section is faster, with a definite Spanish flavor. The music then returns to the mood of the beginning. Tw Page 14 L’Arlesienne Suite No. 2, Mvt. I (Pastorale) Element of Music: Classroom Activity 1: Thick or Thin L’Arlesienne Suite No. 2, Mvt I (Pastorale) -Call Chart Paint the Music! View a sample painting to accompany Bizet’s L’Arlesienne Suite No. 2, Mvt I (Pastorale) http://artpad.art.com/gallery/?mr8berdxo6o Create your own painting with ArtPad! http://artpad.art.com/artpad/painter/ Play a Matching Game with in Visual Art at The Art Institute of Chicago http://www.artic.edu/aic/education/CC/ L’Arlesienne Suite No. 2, Mvt I (Pastorale) -Call Chart Write the missing story for Bizet’s music! Using the form of the music from the Call Chart as your guide, choose illustrations from http://storybird.com/ and write your own story for Bizet’s music. Here’s an example to follow: http://storybird.com/books/the-symphony-of-sounds/ TW Page 15-16 Additional Resources Pronunciation of “L’Arlesienne” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5aHSAgAJg4 Instrumental Performance illustrated with paintings of ballet dancers by Degas http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_ONywctcNk DVD: Bizet’s Dream and The Composers’ Specials Teacher’s Guide http://www.musicmotion.com/Composer-Musician-Bios/bizets-dream- dvd.asp TW Page 16 TEMPO Pages 19-24 in Teacher Workbook (TW) “Bee” a Conductor with a Conducting “Bee-ton” YouTube Videos Canadian Brass The Swingle Singers Special Presentation Bill Leslie WRAL News Anchor and Singer/Songwriter DYNAMICS Pages 25-26 in Teacher Workbook (TW) FORM/MELODY Pages 27-34 in Teacher Workbook (TW) Johannes Brahms 1833-1897 Fun Facts • Had perfect pitch. • Long-time friendship with Robert and Clara Schumann. • Was not a fancy dresser. He wore flannel shirts and baggy pants that often showed his underwear. • Never married. Symphony No. 3, Mvt. III Element of Music: Classroom Activity 1: A Walk in the Vienna Woods Classroom Activity 2: Who’s Got the Melody? Identifying the Classroom Activity 2 What’s the Form? Brahms’ Symphony No. 3 Movement III minor A a Cello a Violin b Strings/Winds a Flute/Oboe/Horn major B c Winds c Winds d Strings c Winds d Strings minor A a Horn a Oboe b Strings/Winds a Violin Coda Coda Strings/Winds Classroom Activity 3: Experiencing the Let’s Conduct! Brahms’ Symphony No.
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