Barber – Adagio for Strings Barber finished writing this in 1936. The way it is written makes it feel like you are slowing climbing upwards. Barber – Adagio for Strings

Mussorgsky – Pictures at an Exhibition This piece has 10 movements. It was written for piano. It is about taking a trip to a museum and looking at the paintings. Mussorgsky – Pictures at an Exhibition

Beethoven - Symphony No. 5 This is one of Beethoven’s best known compositions. It begins with a distinctive four note ‘short-short-short-long’ motif. Beethoven - Symphony No. 5

Beethoven wrote lots of music even though he went deaf. This piece was not found until 40 years after he died. Beethoven – Fur Elise

Mozart – Piano Concerto no. 21, Andante This piece has muted string instruments. It has a ‘dreamlike’ melody. Mozart – Piano Concerto no. 21, Andante

Mozart – Eine Kleine Nachtmusik This is called ‘a little night music’. It is written for a small group of string instruments. It has 2 violins, viola and cello. Mozart – Eine Kleine Nachtmusik

Tchaikovsky – Nutcracker Suite A ballet about a family at Christmas. In the night all of the toys and the ‘Nutcracker Soldier’ come to life. Tchaikovsky – Nutcracker Suite

Tchaikovsky – Swan Lake A ballet about swans. In the ballet there is a good, white swan and an evil, black swan. Tchaikovsky – Swan Lake

Mozart – The Marriage of Figaro This piece is an opera. It is about life in a palace in Spain. People trick each other and get married. Mozart – The Marriage of Figaro

Dvorak – Symphony No.9, 2nd Movement, Largo Known as the New World Symphony. Neil Armstrong took a recording of this symphony to the moon. Dvorak – Symphony No.9, 2nd Movement, Largo

Vivalidi – The Four Seasons, Summer This is part of a piece about each of the seasons. There is a thunderstorm at the end of Summer. Vivalidi – The Four Seasons, Summer

Stravinsky – The Rite of Spring: The Augurs of Spring This part is about the celebration of spring in the hills. An old lady comes and starts to tell the future. Stravinsky – The Rite of Spring: The Augurs of Spring

Ravel - Bolero This is Ravel’s most famous musical composition. It was first composed as a ballet. It has a constant, unchanging ostinato. Ravel - Bolero

Prokofiev – Peter and the Wolf A musical story featuring different instruments to represent different animals. Prokofiev – Peter and the Wolf

George Frederic Handel - Messiah

Palestrina – Missa Papae Marcelli

Debussy – Clair De Lune

Gershwin – Rhapsody in Blue

Mendelssohn – A Midsummer Night’s Dream Overture

Johann Sebastian Bach – The Goldberg Variations

Beethoven Symphony No.4, Last Movement

Bizet - Carmen This is an opera. It tells us about the life of a soldier and a lady he likes. Bizet - Carmen

Britten – A Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra It tries to show us what all of the different instruments in the orchestra can do. Britten – A Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra