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TEKS Objectives for Six Flags Over Texas Language Arts and Reading Chapter 110: 11.4, 12.4, 13.3, 14.2, 15.1, 16.1 Reading. Student reads for different purposes from various sources. 11.5, 12.6, 13.5, 14.4, 15.2, 16.2 Vocabulary. Student develops and uses new reading/writing vocabulary. 11.10, 12.14, 13.14, 14.13, 15.11, 16.11 Expository Text. Student analyzes, makes inferences and draws conclusions about expository text, and provides evidence from the text to support understanding. 11.21, 12.27, 13.28, 14.29, 15.27, 16.27 Listening. Student listens attentively to others in formal and informal settings. Students will listen to a speaker and follow oral directions. Social Studies Chapter 113. 2.2, 3.1, 4.4, 5.1 History. Student is introduced to historical figures who helped shape the world. Student understands how individuals, events, and ideas have influenced the history of various communities. 2.3, 3.2, 4.2, 5.3 History. Student understands the concepts of time and chronology. 2.4, 3.4, 4.6, 5.5, 6.5, 7.6 Geography. Student understands the concept of location. Student uses Geographic tools to collect, analyze and interpret data. 4.15, 5.14 Culture. Student understands importance of artists and works of art to the cultural heritage of communities. 7.22 Culture. Student understands relationship between arts and the times during which they were created. Music Chapter 117. 3.1, 6.1, 9.1, 12.1, 15.1, 18.1 Perception. Student describes and analyzes musical sound. Student identifies instruments and instrument groups visually and aurally. Student uses musical terminology. 3.3, 6.5, 9.5, 12.5, 15.5, 18.5 Historical/Cultural Heritage Student relates music to history, society, and culture. 3.4, 6.6, 9.6, 12.6, 15.6, 18.6 Response/Evaluation. Student responds to and evaluates music and musical performance. These materials are for educational use only in connection with the Adventures in Music Program of the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra.
Six Flags over Texas Our featured composers for this concert came from many different cities. Use the clues below to determine what city is being described. This city is located on the Mediterranean, at latitude 39.47, longitude -0.37. You can sample one of the oranges that this area is famous for as you listen to the sound of one of the famous bandes, or brass bands. Which of our featured composers was born in this city? This city, located at latitude 48.85, longitude 2.35, is known as The City of Light. It is the home of the Louvre, the Bastille, and the Notre Dame Cathedral. Which of our featured composers was born in this city? This city is located at latitude 38.89, longitude -77.03, on the Potomac River. Here you can visit world famous museums, galleries, and monuments at the National Mall. Which of our featured composers was born in this city? This borough is a part of New York City, located at latitude 40.7, longitude -73.83. It is the home of JFK International Airport and the New York Mets. Which of our featured composers was born in this city? This city, located at latitude 20.67, longitude -103.34, is the capital city of Jalisco. Mariachi music originated here. Which of our featured composers was born in this city?
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Georges Bizet October 25, 1838 June 3, 1875 Georges Bizet was born in Paris to a musical family: his father was an amateur singer and composer and his mother was a pianist. Bizet himself was a musical prodigy; he entered the Paris Conservatory at the age of nine. There he studied theory, composition, piano and organ. It is said that Bizet could have chosen to become a concert pianist. He was named one of the three greatest pianists in the world by Franz Liszt. Bizet s first symphony, the Symphony in C, was written when he was just seventeen. He soon turned his attention to works for the stage: Paris at this time was the center of the opera universe. Bizet had some success with works such as Le Docteur Miracle and La jolie fille de Perth. However, his greatest success came with the opera Carmen, which premiered in Paris in 1875. Initially it was not well received by the public, although many composers including Debussy, Tchaikovsky, and Brahms praised it enthusiastically. Bizet was bitterly disappointed by Carmen s reception and retired from the world to his country house. He died just three months after its premiere and so never experienced its later success. Today Carmen is still one of the most popular opera s ever written.
Manuel Penella July 31, 1880 January 24, 1939 Manuel Penella was born in Valencia, Spain. His father, Manual Penella Raga, was the director of the Valencia Conservatory. The young Penella studied violin and composition. He was a very talented violinist and could have become a concert performer; an injury to his left hand made him give up this aspect of a musical career. After graduation Penella found work as a church organist, but his great love was theater. He produced more than 80 stage works during his lifetime, including revistas, zarzuelas, operettas and operas. His most famous work is El Gato Montes (The Wildcat), which was written in 1916. The Pasodoble from El Gato Montes is performed regularly in Spanish bullfighting rings. Penella loved to travel and spent much time working abroad. He toured Latin America, Mexico, Cuba and the United States. It was in Mexico on one of these tours that Penella died suddenly, at the age of 59.
John Phillip Sousa November 6, 1854 March 6, 1932 John Phillip Sousa was born Washington, D.C. His father, a trombonist in the U.S. Marine band, enrolled Sousa in music lessons at the age of six. He studied music theory and violin. At the age of thirteen, Sousa enlisted in the Marine Band. He served there for seven years before being discharged at age 20. He spent the next several years as a violinist and conductor in many theater orchestras in Philadelphia and Washington. By 1880 Sousa s ability as a conductor was well known. He was appointed the leader of the U.S. Marine Band and turned it into the finest military band in the world. In 1892 Sousa resigned from the Marines to form his own civilian (non-military) band. It became one of the finest musical organizations in the country, equal to many of the best symphony orchestras. The band toured America many times, as well as Canada, Europe and Cuba. Sousa led the band until the year before his death. Sousa will always be known as The March King. He wrote 136 marches during his career. However, he was also very interested in musical theater and composed 15 operettas. One, El Capitan, was the first musical by an American composer to have a successful run on Broadway. Sousa composed music until the end of his life. He died shortly after a rehearsal of Stars and Stripes Forever in Reading, Pennsylvania. He is buried at Congressional Cemetary in Washington D.C.
Morton Gould Collection, Music Division, Library of Congress Morton Gould December 10, 1913 February 21, 1996 Morton Gould was born in Richmond Hill (a neighborhood in Queens, New York) into a non-musical family. His parents, however, were very supportive of his talent. Gould was playing the piano by age four and had his first composition published at age six! He entered the Institute of Musical Art (now the Julliard school) at age 8, the youngest student to study there. During the Great Depression, the teenage Gould supplemented his family s income by playing piano in movie theaters and vaudeville houses. When Radio City Music hall opened he was hired as the staff pianist. By the time he was in his 20 s, Gould was conducting on several national radio shows, reaching an audience of millions. Gould composed works for Broadway, movie and TV scores, and ballets. His specialty was his ability to blend diverse types of sound together. For example, one of his orchestra pieces, The Jogger and the Dinosaur, has a rapping narrator. Another piece, Hosedown, includes fire hoses and fireman tools! Morton Gould received many honors over the course of his career. Among other awards, he received a Grammy, a Pulitzer Prize in music, and a Kennedy Center Award. He was definitely one of the most important American composers of the 20 th century.
Here are some words that you need to know before the concert: Members of the Orchestra 1. String Section The string section consists of the Violins, Violas, Cellos and Basses. Stringed instruments are played by drawing a bow across the strings or by plucking the strings with the fingers. 2. Woodwind Section The woodwind instruments are the Flute, Oboe, Clarinet and Bassoon. Woodwind players produce sound by blowing air into a mouthpiece. Most woodwind instruments have reeds, which vibrate very quickly to produce the sound of the instrument. 3. Brass Section The brass instruments are the French Horn, Trumpet, Trombone, and Tuba. Brass players make sound by buzzing their lips while blowing into the mouthpiece. Brass players change notes with the help of valves or slides. 4. Percussion Section there are hundreds of different percussion instruments! Some of the most common are the Tympani, Snare Drum, and Cymbals. Percussion instruments make sound when the percussionist strikes or shakes them. 5. Conductor The conductor tells the musicians when and what to play. The conductor gives the musicians non-verbal signals either with his hands or by using a small stick called a baton. 6. Concertmaster/Concertmistress The concertmaster is the most important violin player in the orchestra. He/She is the leader of the string section and will play most solos for the violin.
Other Musical Terms 1. Melody a musical line that is the tune of the piece. This is the part you will probably be humming when you leave the concert! 2. Countermelody a second musical line that intertwines with the melody. 3. Accompaniment a musical line that is less important than the melody. Accompaniment parts support the melody. 4. Chord two or more notes played at the same time. 5. Solo part of a composition written for a single instrument. 6. Cadenza an extended and embellished solo. Cadenzas are intended to let the soloist show off. 7. Unison the sounding of the same note by two or more players. In a unison piece of music, the players do not have different parts, but all play together. 8. Tuning Note the note that the Oboe plays before a concert. All the other players tune their instruments to this exact pitch. 9. Folk Music any music that comes from a common culture. This music is passed on from generation to generation, often without the benefit of written notation. 10. Revista the Spanish term for a vaudeville-style musical revue. 11. Zarzuela a form of Spanish opera that alternates between spoken dialogue and song. 12. Paso double Double Step. A lively, march-like style of dance. Paso double originated in France, but it was inspired by the Spanish bullfight. 13. March a piece of music with strong, regular rhythm, written for marching. 14. Prodigy a person with uncommon/rare talents.