Here are links to all the Lesson Plan audio for the Class Notes Video, How History Influences Music.
LISTEN
Dances of Galanta
Zoltán Kodály
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra; Adrian Leaper, conductor
LISTEN
Hary Janos Suite, V. Intermezzo
Zoltán Kodály
Seattle Symphony Orchestra; Gerard Schwarz, conductor
LISTEN Cello Sonata, Op. 8, I. Allegro maestoso ma appassionato
Zoltán Kodály
Ludwig Quandt, cello
LISTEN String Quartet No. 2, Op. 10, I. Allegro
Zoltán Kodály
The Audubon Quartet
LISTEN Concerto grosso No. 2, I. Andantino - Allegro (excerpt)
Alfred Schnittke
Russian State Symphony Orchestra; Valery Polyansky, conductor
LISTEN Poker Face
Lady Gaga (arr. Vitamin String Quartet)
Vitamin String Quartet
LISTEN Folk Songs for Orchestra, III. Girl from the Da Ban City
Huang Ruo
River Oaks Chamber Orchestra; Mei-Ann Chen, conductor
LISTEN "Sweet Betsy from Pike," from 19 American Folk Songs for Piano
Ruth Crawford Seeger
Virginia Eskin, piano
LISTEN Romanian Folk Dances, I. Joc cu bata (Stick Dance)
Bela Bartok
Hungarian State Symphony Orchestra; Adam Fischer, conductor
LISTEN Symphony No. 4 in D Minor, I. Tempo moderato
Florence Price
Fort Smith Symphony; John Jeter, conductor
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