Thursday, September 23, 2021

The Percussion Family


Ty's One-Man Band
by Mildred Pitts Walter


Notes and resources for the Percussion Instruments:

first attic room - Drums, Timpani

second attic room - Vibraphone, Gong, Chimes

front entrance - Grand Piano

turret - Harp



Instrument Families Exploration
Carnegie Hall

    free downloadable PDFs for:
    Instrument Family Portraits
    Instrument Family Sounds
    The Orchestra Map

    A House Filled with Music follows the order of the Orchestra Map

    The Carnegie Hall website also includes lots of other activities!
    Very highly recommended!



At last! The introduction of the piano means that we can now explore Carnival of the Animals by Camille Saint-Saëns!

The suite is scored for two pianos, two violins, viola, cello, double bass, flute (and piccolo), clarinet, glass harmonica, and xylophone.

There are fourteen movements, each representing a different animal or animals:

1. Introduction and Royal March of the Lion (strings, two pianos)

2. Hens & Cockerels (two violins, viola, two pianos, clarinet)

3. Wild Asses (two pianos)

4. Tortoises (strings, piano)

5. The Elephant (double bass, piano)

6. Kangaroos (two pianos)

7. Aquarium (two violins, viola, cello, two pianos, flute, glass harmonica)

8. Persons with Long Ears (two violins)

9. The Cuckoo in the Depths of the Woods (two pianos, clarinet)

10. Aviary (strings, two pianos, flute)

11. Pianists (strings, two pianos)

12. Fossils (strings, two pianos, clarinet, xylophone)

13. The Swan (two pianos, cello)

14. Finale (full ensemble)


After concluding all four families, we are also now ready for Can You Hear It? by William Lach.

Nice pictures of musical instruments to introduce the book:

Violin, Viola d'amore, Cello, Double Bass, Guitar

Clarinet, Flute, Oboe, Bassoon, Saxophone

Trumpet, French Horn, Euphonium, Trombone

Castanets, Snare Drum, Piano


Track 1 - "The Flight of the Bumblebee"
Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov

    paired with
    Chrysanthemums


Track 2 - "The Four Seasons: Winter (Allegro)"
Antonio Vivaldi

    paired with
    A Winter Landscape with Skaters and a Bird Trap


Track 3 - "An American in Paris" excerpt
George Gershwin

    paired with
    Avenue du Bois


Track 4 - "The Carnival of the Animals: The Aquarium"
Camille Saint-Saëns

    paired with
    Ocean Life


Track 5 - "Romeo and Juliet: Dance of the Knights" excerpt
Sergey Prokofiev

    paired with
    Tournament Book


Track 6 - "The Nutcracker: Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy"
Pyotr Illich Tchaikovsky

    paired with
    The Christmas Tree


Track 7 - "The Four Seasons: Spring (Allegro)"
Antonio Vivaldi

    paired with
    Mountain Torrent


Track 8 - "The Carnival of the Animals: Fossils"
Camille Saint-Saëns

    paired with
    The Calavera of Cupid


Track 9 - "Comic Duet for Two Cats"
attrib. Gioachino Rossini

    paired with
    My Little White Kitties into Mischief


Track 10 - "The Carnival of the Animals: The Elephant"
Camille Saint-Saëns

    paired with
    Prince Riding on an Elephant


Track 11 - "Billy the Kid: Gun Battle"
Aarom Copland

    paired with
    On the Southern Plains


Track 12 - "The Four Seasons: Summer (Presto)"
Antonio Vivaldi

    paired with
    View from Mount Holyoke, Northampton, Massachusetts,
    After a Thunderstorm - The Oxbow


Track 13 - "The Carnival of the Animals: Finale"
Camille Saint-Saëns

    paired with
    Circus Sideshow


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