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COmposer of the week

Since the autumn term the music department has been highlighting a composer and theory word of the week. As we are almost at the end of the alaphabet for the first journey around the world of music here is a recap of what we have covered so far this academic year.

Let us know if you have any suggestions for the next round of composers and theory words!

The full list of videos can be found on the Saltus Stage YouTube Channel.

Albinoni (Adagio in G minor)

Bach (Brandenberg No. 4)

Chopin (Fantasie Impromptu )

Debussy (Clair de Lune)

Elgar (Pomp and Circumstance)

Faure, (Pavane)

Greig (In the Hall of the Mountain King)

Handel (Music for the Fireworks)

Ives (Unanswered Question)

Joplin (The Entertainer)

Khachaturian (Sabre Dance)

Lizst (Consolations No. 3)

Mozart (Symphony No 40)

Nielsen (Symphony No 4 – Inextinguishable)

Orf (Carmina Burana)

Purcell (Dido’s Lament)

Queen (Bohemian Rhapsody)

Rossini (William Tell Overture)

Stravinsky (Rite of Spring)

Tavener (The Lamb)

U2 (Beautiful Day)

Vivaldi (The Four Seasons)

Wagner (Ride of the Valkyrie)

Xenakis (Psappha)

Young,La Monte (The Well Tuned Piano)

Zimmer (Gladiator- film score)

Adagio

Brio

Cantabile

Dolce

Expressivo

Forte

Giocsso

Hemiola

Interval

Jive

Key

Largo

Moderato

Natural

Ornamentation

Pizzicato

Quintet

Rubato

Scherzando

Tutti

Unison

Vivace

Woodwind

Xylophone

Yodel

Zither