First Steps in Classical Music: Keeping the Beat! - CD

Whether you are just getting started with classical music or looking for some uplifting tunes, this CD is for you. With 36 short pieces of classical music, this CD will move you with its upbeat tempo. This music is perfect for dancing with your baby, leading young children in beat motion games, or dancing around the living room by yourself. The music on this CD even has perfect tempos to accompany you while you power-walk! A great survey of classical music, the selections presented here are in historical order from the seventeenth to the twentieth century and include major and minor tonalities as well as duple and triple meters. Go ahead, try to sit still, you're going to be moved by this music! Contains 36 selections in chronological order, featuring great performances of works by Corelli, Vivaldi, Bach, Handel, Locatelli, Mozart, Gounod, Offenbach, Brahms, Tchaikovsky, Respighi, Kodaly, Stravinsky, Prokofiev, Copland, and Kabalevsky. Includes more than 75 minutes of music!