Thursday, November 4, 2010

Get smart with some "Fast Music Facts"!!

Almost every week, we begin with a "Fast Music Fact"--a quick spotlight on a composer and his famous works or a significant event in music history.  Our fast facts so far have included:
        **the 71st anniversary of the Wizard of Oz movie, which opened August 25, 1939
        **the invention of the piano by Francesco Cristofori in 1709--September is Nat'l. Piano Month
        **the writing of our Star-Spangled Banner lyrics on Sept. 14, 1814, by Sir Francis Scott Key
        **the life of George Gershwin, born on Sept. 26, 1898
        **the release to the public of the first Sony CD player on Oct. 1, 1982, and past technology
        **the Beatles and their first release--"Love Me Do"-- on Oct. 4, 1962
        **the life of Vivaldi and his famous work, "The Four Seasons"
        **the life of Bazzini and his "Dance of the Goblins" as background music for a fun reading book
 

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