Amazing Music Series, Vol. 2: Pictures In Music

Amazing Music Vol. 2: Pictures in Music Andrew Litton and the Dallas Symphony Orchestra DVD Approx. 27 min. For ages preK - 10 years old One of a series of DVDs featuring the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, led by Music Director Andrew Litton, in special young people's concerts. Pictures in Music examines the pictorial and descriptive abilities of music. Selections range from the Jaws theme to classical pieces. Watch the Keystone Cops set to music, see student conductors in one section, and view pictures drawn by students in response to some of the selections. Includes excerpts from the following: Thunder &; Lightning Polka (Johann Strauss Jr.), Can-Can from La Boutique Fantastique (Rossini/ Respighi), Theme from Jaws (John Williams; with footage of sharks), Aquarium from Carnival of the Animals (Saint-Saens; with footage of fish swimming in a large aquarium), Flight of the Bumblebee (Rimsky-Korsakov), Ballet of the Unhatched Chicks from Pictures at an Exhibition (Moussorgsky/ Ravel), Elephants from Carnival of the Animals (Saint-Saens), On the Trail from Grand Canyon Suite.