Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra: LessonUp Lesson Series at Mission Symphonic
Via this link you can view the online lessons made by the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra in LessonUp within the Mission Symphonic series. The various composers and musical works that are being worked on are:
- Edward Elgar and Nimrod from the Enigma Variations
- John Williams and the music from Star Wars
- Dmitri Shostakovich and the Leningrad Symphony (War is also being worked on)
- Sergei Prokofiev and De Ridderdans from Romeo and Juliet (a graphic score is being used)
- Richard Wagner and Die Walküre (the term leitmotif is also discussed)
- Antonín Dvořák and the Ninth Symphony and The New World (here also works with a graphic score)
- John Adams and Short ride in a fast machine (the term minimalist music is discussed)
- Antonio Vivaldi and The Four Seasons (the poem form sonnet is discussed)
- Igor Stravinsky and De Vuurvogel (the students get to work with Orff instruments and boomwhackers)
- Claudio Monteverdi and the Opera Orfeo
Be sure to check out the other series they've made, including the Classics series. Many classical composers are featured in this series.
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