I wonder if you agree with that the music composed fits with each season? What is it about each piece that helps describe the season? Think about the tempo, the timbre (combination of instruments used), the pitch, the dynamics (loudness), and the duration (length) of the notes.
Pachelbel's Canon in D, performed on original instruments from the time of Pachelbel by the Early Music ensemble Voices of Music.
Questions: Can you hear the layers and the depth of the music as each instrument joins in? I wonder if you can find out what a canon is in music terms? How does the piece make you feel?
This is a famous organ piece from the Baroque period. Notice the change in the pitch and the tempo as you hear and see the notes being played. Can you think of an occasion when a piece of music like this might played? What do you like about the piece and what didn't you enjoy?
Air from Johann Sebastian Bach's 3rd Orchestral Suites or Ouverture No. 3 in D major. The Air is one of the most famous pieces of baroque music. I wonder if you can identify which instruments are being played? What does the music make you think of?
Unfortunately not the ones with chocolate chips.
Our cookies ensure you get the best experience on our website.
Please make your choice!
Some cookies are necessary in order to make this website function correctly. These are set by default and whilst you can block or delete them by changing your browser settings, some functionality such as being able to log in to the website will not work if you do this. The necessary cookies set on this website are as follows:
A 'sessionid' token is required for logging in to the website and a 'crfstoken' token is
used to prevent cross site request forgery.
An 'alertDismissed' token is used to prevent certain alerts from re-appearing if they have
been dismissed.
An 'awsUploads' object is used to facilitate file uploads.
We use Matomo cookies to improve the website performance by capturing information such as browser and device types. The data from this cookie is anonymised.
Cookies are used to help distinguish between humans and bots on contact forms on this website.
A cookie is used to store your cookie preferences for this website.
Cookies that are not necessary to make the website work, but which enable additional functionality, can also be set. By default these cookies are disabled, but you can choose to enable them below: