Matching Game

10/12/12 • 4 min

This episode recaps what you learned from this series. You’ll re-listen to excerpts from Williams, Copland, Beethoven, and Elgar and match the work with each composer’s “hero.”

This episode recaps what you learned from this series. You’ll re-listen to excerpts from Williams, Copland, Beethoven, and Elgar and match the work with each composer’s “hero.”

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In this episode, you are introduced to the orchestra’s string section and the ability to use major and minor keys through the work of composer George Theophilus Walker.

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