This brilliant cross-curricular song will reinforce history in the best way possible - by singing about it!Before teaching the song it can be played as background music whilst other Greek-related classroom activities take place. That way the children become familiar with the song before they learn it.Fact learning made funPerfect showpiece for assemblies and classroomsPhotocopiable and whiteboar…

Travel back in time and join inquisitive archeologists Taki and Tut and their fossil friend Lucy as they eexplore the wonders of ancient civilization. From the farm laborers of early Mesopotamia and Egytian mummies who“rap” to a chorus of ancient Greeks and Romulus and Remus who dream of building a great city you and your students will love discovering the archeological mysteries …

Gaia is a primordial deity in the Ancient Greek pantheon and is sometimes referred to as Mother Nature. In mythology she had numerous children, many of whom are of great significance to the ancient Greeks. Three of these children are represented in this dramatic work for concert band---the fearsome Typhon, the water goddess Tethys, and the menacing Enceladus. (6:00) / Concert Band

James Weeks' Olympic Frieze for any number of pitched instruments (minimum 12).Composed and published 2014. Variable duration. First performed by participants at CoMA Summer School High Melton Doncaster on 21st August 2014. Olympic Frieze is conceived like an Ancient Greek frieze around the entablature of a temple: players should be placed along the walls of the performance space at regular inte…

per flauto. Par ROMITELLI FAUSTO. I met Fausto Romitelli in the early Eighties, while he was still studying composition with Umberto Rotondi at the Conservatory in Milano. Though he was very young, he already showed the signs of a strong and unconventional personality. In a morespecific way, besides a very strong bias towards instrumental experimentation, I was impressed by his irresistible urge t…

The Gymnopédies, published in Paris starting in 1888, are three piano compositions written by French composer and pianist Erik Satie. The name referrers to an ancient Greek festival and dance. This piece has a haunting quality to its very familiar melody while its harmonies are atmospheric and ethereal. The setting would easily stand on its own but would also lend itself well to choreography for m…

Composed for the famous ballet impresario Serge Diaghilev and the Ballet Russes Maurice Ravel’s Daphnis and Chloe was drawn from an ancient Greek fable. At the time Ravel announced his intention to 'compose a vast musical fresco less scrupulous as to archaism than faithful to the Greece of my dreams.' The resulting 'choreographic symphony' features a captivating combination of orchestral trad…

The Best of Contemporary Christian Music-The ancient Greek ?sign of the fish? (Ichthys) is an instantly recognizable Christian symbol in pop culture. It is used on car bumpers clothing jewelry business logos and more. Hal Leonard is proud to offer TheFish Series showcasing the wide variety of music styles that comprise the Contemporary Christian genre. From the early pioneers of CCM to today'…

German Romantic Music and the Ancient Greek Legacy