Carnival of the Animals - overview & History
Added: 09 May 2020
Contributor:
Sharon Hogan
Resource type:
This link brings you to a Kiddle site explaining the history behind the Carnival of the Animals music. It also lists each piece in the work, explaining how the composer tried to capture the sense of that animal through music, as well an naming many of the instruments used, with hyperlinks for further study.
How it maps to the curriculum
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- Music
Strand: Useful Websites
Suggestions for use: Use this site to provide background information to the Carnival of the Animals before listening to any of the music. Use it after listening to some of the Carnival of the Animals to provide more information about the piece and the instruments used.
