Music of the World Learning Resources
Color and cut out these coloring pages to make your own jazz band instruments.
MUSIC AROUND THE WORLD Check out musical activities from different parts of the world.
Play an online musical game about instruments around the world.
The pan flute (or panpipes) are a traditional Peruvian instrument. Make your own pan pipes at home with this tutorial.
At Tiny Tots, we heard music from Spain featuring the trumpet. Learn more about the trumpet!
PLAYLISTS Listen to more music from some of the countries featured in our performance.
UNITED STATES - JAZZ
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
SCOTLAND
PERU
MUSIC OF THE WORLD 2022 FULL PLAYLIST
PROGRAM NOTES
The final bolded sentence in each section indicates the interactive learning element for each piece during the program.
LA VIRGEN DE LA MACARENA - ANDREA GIUFFREDI During bullfighting exhibitions, matadors would pray to La Virgen de la Macarena, a saint, to provide them safety and victory. This melody was made famous by Mexican trumpet virtuoso Rafael Méndez. The version played today is Giuffredi’s unique jazz take on the tune. Andrea Giuffredi is an extremely well-known Italian jazz trumpeter who continues to play to audiences all around the world. Listen to the shining sounds of the trumpet. ROMANIAN FOLK DANCES - BÉLA BARTÓK Béla Bartók is one of history’s most famous ethnomusicologists (researchers of folk music). Bartók set off to the most remote parts of Hungary recording traditional folk melodies with an Edison phonograph. Romanian Folk Dances is based on several folk melodies including: Dance with Sticks, Romanian Polka, and On the Spot (a dance where participants stamp their foot in one spot). Jump at different speeds along with the music as it changes tempo. EL CONDOR PASA – DANIEL ALOMÍA ROBLES The origins of the song El Condor Pasa, The Condor Passes, date back to the age of the Incas, the popular form of the melody we hear today was composed in 1913 by Daniel Alomía Robles. In this piece, the Andean condor stands as a symbol of freedom in a conflict between a Peruvian miner and his European boss. Turn your fingers into rain and pretend you’re in the rainforests of Peru. MANGOES - TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO FOLK TUNE The first ever recorded Calypso song was the Lovey String Band’s “Magoes Vert” produced in 1912. The song was based on the popular Trinidadian-Creole children’s song known familiarly as “Mangoes”. The nursery rhyme’s singer wants to earn a penny to buy mangoes and dreams of all the different kinds of mangoes she hopes will be saved for her at the mango stand. Dance and groove to this island tune. AH SI MON MOINE VOULAIT DANSER - CANADA FOLK SONG The title translates to “If only my monk would dance [with me]!” This lively song is one of French-speaking Canada’s most well known tunes. In this song, a girl repeatedly asks a monk to dance with her, offering to gift him with new articles of clothing in exchange.It is implied that the monk refuses to dance. Spin like a top to this silly piece.
SCOTTISH FANTASY, MOVEMENT 1 - MAX BRUCH Though Max Bruch was German born and raised, he was entranced by Scotland's rolling hills, lush landscapes, and romantic poets. Scottish musical elements can be found in many famous symphonies, but Bruch incorporated full Scottish folk melodies into this piece. The original title of Bruch’s Scottish fantasy is actually “Fantasy for Violin with Orchestra and Harp, with the Free Use of Scottish Folk Melodies.” Pretend to play the violin like a concertmaster. APPALACHIAN SPRING - AARON COPLAND Aaron Copland is an American composer and known for creating a distinctive American voice in music. To this day, Copland’s endearing and specific compositional style is renowned as defining the American spirit in music. Copland incorporates various Shaker hymns into the work including the now well-known tune, “Simple Gifts”. Watch as dancers from the Cleo Parker Robinson Dance company join the orchestra. SEKSTUR/SIX TOUR FROM VENDYSSEL A “six tour” is a lively Danish dance that closely resembles an Irish jig. This work highlights the “chop” technique; the chop is a percussive effect created by striking and stopping the bow on the string . Dance along with the orchestra. CALIFORNIA - EL JAVI (LOCAL MUSICIAN) El Javi is a Denver-based composer, producer, and performer. He defies musical genres with his unbound exploration of music and is well known for incorporating elements of flamenco, progressive rock, classical, folk, into his music. Think about all the things that make you unique and special as you listen. SCUTTLE BUTTIN' - STEVIE RAY VAUGHN, FEAT. LIONEL YOUNG Stevie Ray Vaughn is regarded as a leading musician of electric blues history and one of the greatest guitarists of all time. The tune “Scuttle Buttin’” is a guitar showpiece that highlighted Stevie Ray Vaughn’s lightning fast speed guitar chops and signature style. The tune is built around a standard 12 bar blues progression. Jam along with Lionel Young on the electric guitar. RUSSIAN SAILOR’S DANCE – REINHOLD GLIERE The Russian Sailors’ Dance is the best-known excerpt from Reinhold Glière score for the 1927 ballet The Red Poppy. Glière based the Russian Sailor’s Dance on the popular Russian folk tune titled Yablochka, which means little apple. This arrangement has a series of variations on Glière’s theme that pick up speed and intensity. Move your body to the tempo of the music, from slow to fast.