Baroque Era
Listening Selections: Volume 1 - Baroque Era
Lesson #1: Canon in D by Johann Pachelbel
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Recording performed with original instruments:
Boston Pops Orchestra - wide variety of instruments:
The London Symphony performs Pachelbel's Canon:
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Let It Be (Paul McCartney Live)
Rockelbel's Canon (The Piano Guys)
Variations on Canon (George Winston)
Lesson #2: Chaconne for Organ in G minor
by Louis Çouperin
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Chaconne for Organ in G minor (music only)
Chaconne for Organ in G minor (with the organist)
You can actually follow the notes here.
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Major Minor by Music K-8 Magazine
Lesson #3: The Prince of Denmark's March
by Jeremiah Clarke
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The Prince of Denmark's March (trumpet and pipe organ)
The Prince of Denmark's March (for pipe organ only)
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Watch a video about the pipe organ.
This article from Pipe Dreams is also very informative.
Lesson #4: “Spring” (Allegro), from The Four Seasons by Antonio Vivaldi
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Allegro from “Spring”
Vivaldi’s “Spring” (full piece)
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The rhythms of Allegro from "Spring"
Learn more about the Baroque String Orchestra.
Lesson #5: Gloria in excelsis Deo
by Antonio Vivaldi
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Gloria in excelsis Deo
Another (slower) recording of Gloria in excelsis Deo
Lesson #6: Brandenburg Concerto No. 2, Mvmt. 1 by Johann Sebastian Bach
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Brandenburg Concert No. 2, Mvmt. 1
Brandenburg Concert No. 2, Mvmt. 1 (watch the graphic score)
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To learn more about the pipe organ, read this article from Pipe Dreams.
Lesson #7: Toccata and Fugue in D minor
by Johann Sebastian Bach
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Toccata and Fugue in D minor (nice video to see organ being played)
Watch the music as Toccata and Fugue is being played
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To learn more about the pipe organ, read this article from Pipe Dreams.
Toccata from the Fifth Organ Symphony in F, Op 42 #1, by Charles-Marie Widor
Listen to this Bach fugue played on the guitar
Lesson #8: Air on the G String
by Johann Sebastian Bach
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Air on a G string
Another version of Air on a G string
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Pizzicato by Léo Delibes
Try this online metronome with your children!
Lesson #9: Hornpipe from Water Music
by George Frederic Handel
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Hornpipe from "Water Music"
Another recording of Hornpipe from "Water Music"
Lesson #10: The Hallelujah Chorus, from "The Messiah" by George Frederic Handel
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The Hallelujah Chorus performed by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir
The Hallelujah Chorus (with words on the screen)