Themes to Remember, Volume 2 Book and CD (Classical Magic Music Series)

Themes to Remember, Volume 2 (Book and CD) by Marjorie Kiel Persons

Learn classical music... the easy way! Developed by music educator Marjorie Kiel Persons, this proven teaching method will help children recognize classical music themes, the names of the composition and the composers. By singing funny, light-hearted lyrics to Bach, Beethoven, Brahms… from Baroque to Modern, children will automatically learn the names of both composition and composer. The easy-to-follow, hardcover book is illustrated with composer portraits and has biographical information, and definitions of musical terms. The 70-minute audio CD includes music with and without lyrics for fun-learning "Name That Theme" type of games. Each theme is recorded first without lyrics, then with lyrics. Music by keyboards, violins, trumpets, and four adult male and female singers will have you singing along in no time! The hardcover book includes black-and-white illustrations, with a notation of each theme. 

Contents of Book:

• How to Use Classical Magic Themes to Remember, with ideas for games, art, drama and movement.
• Timeline of Composers
• The Baroque Period (c.1600-1750) - Vivaldi; Albinoni; Bach; Mouret; Good Listening from the Baroque Period.
• The Classical Period (1750-1820) - Musical Forms of the Classical Period; Haydn; Mozart; Beethoven; Schubert; Good Listening from the Classical Period.
• The Romantic Period (1820-1900) - Chopin, Liszt, Verdi, Suppe, Offenbach, Brahms, Borodin, Delibes, Mussorgsky, Dvorak, Grieg, Faure, Tchaikovsky; Good Listening from the Romantic Period.
• The Modern Period (1900 to the Present) - Sibelius; Stravinsky; Good Listening from the Modern Period.
• Appendices - Musical Notation of Themes, Glossary.

Tracks on CD:

• Albinoni - Adagio in G Minor
• Bach - Air on the G String, Theme 1
• Bach - Brandenburg Concerto No. 2
• Bach - Tocatta & Fugue in Dm, Theme 1
• Beethoven - Symphony No. 5, Movement 2
• Beethoven - Symphony No. 5, Movement 3
• Borodin - Prince Igor, Polovtsian Dance
• Brahms - Hungarian Dance No. 5, Theme 1
• Brahms - Hungarian Dance No. 5, Theme 2
• Chopin - Minute Waltz
• Chopin - Funeral March
• Delibes - Lakmé, Flower Duet
• Dvorák - Humoresque
• Fauré - Pavane
• Grieg - Piano Concerto in Am
• Haydn - Serenade. Opus 3, No. 5
• Haydn - London Symphony 104
• Listz - Liebestraum
• Mouret - Rondeau
• Mozart - Eine Kleine Nachtmusik
• Mussorgsky - Great Gate of Kiev
• Offenbach - Tales of Hoffmann, Barcarolle
• Schubert - Ave Maria
• Sibelius - Valse Triste
• Sibelius - Finlandia, Theme 1
• Sibelius - Finlandia, Theme 2
• Stravinsky - The Firebird
• Stravinsky - The Firebird, Infernal Dance
• Suppé - Light Cavalry Overture
• Tchaikovsky - The Nutcracker, Overture
• Tchaikovsky - Toy Soldiers
• Tchaikovsky - Sugar Plum Fairy
• Tchaikovsky - Russian Dance
• Tchaikovsky - Arabian Dance
• Tchaikovsky - Chinese Dance
• Tchaikovsky - Reed Pipe Dance
• Tchaikovsky - Waltz of Flowers
• Verdi - Rigoletto, La Donna é Mobile
• Vivaldi - The Four Seasons, Spring
• Vivaldi - The Four Seasons, Summer
• Vivaldi - The Four Seasons, Autumn
• Vivaldi - The Four Seasons, Winter

We have the complete Themes to Remember, Classical Magic Music Series available in our Music Books Section. 

Book Details:

• Number of Pages: 110
• Book Size: 8-1/2" x 11"
• Book Type: Hardcover, Library Quality (Smyth-sewn, acid-free paper), Fully Illustrated, with Audio CD
• Recommended Ages: 3-14
• ISBN 10: 096759975X
• ISBN 13: 9780967599755

Book Condition:

• This book is brand new and is in perfect condition.

About the Author:
Marjorie Kiel Persons is an experienced music educator, the author of many lyrics for classical music themes, and a music consultant. She is also the developer of the lyric based Classical Magic Program for introducing anyone, including little children, to the wonderful world of classical music. Her three books with CDs, Themes to Remember, Volumes 1 & 2 and Classical Karaoke for Kids constitute the core of this program. She is also active as a clinician at music education conferences.

Why We Love It

The lyrics written for this CD are amusing and memorable. Thanks to this book and CD, children (and adults) will easily recognize this music when it's played.