musical
13 instruments and 15 songs.
maestro, the possibilities
are endless.
Choose up to 6 instruments to put in the orchestra pit and
hear them play together. Then change up the instruments
and hear the musical transformation.
Pressing the PLAY button advances
Symphony in B. song to song in this order:
1. Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star
2. Alouette
3. Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony
4. The Wheels on the Bus
5. B-I-N-G-O
6. CanCan
7. Eensy, Weensy Spider
8. Baby Bumblebee
9. Brahm’s Lullaby
10. Row, Row, Row Your Boat
11. Pop! Goes the Weasel
12. Entry of the Gladiators
13. Alphabet Song (Composed differently from
Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star. You’ll be surprised how
different they can sound!)
14. Come Little Leaves
15. Für Elise
1. TWINKLE, TWINKLE LITTLE STAR
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Lyrics: Jane Taylor (based on the poem “The Star”)
Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
How I wonder what you are!
Up above the world so high,
Like a diamond in the sky.
Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
How I wonder what you are!
When the blazing sun is gone,
When he nothing shines upon,
Then you show your little light,
Twinkle, twinkle, all the night.
Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
How I wonder what you are!
In the dark blue sky you keep,
Often through my curtains peep,
For you never shut your eye,
Till the sun is in the sky.
Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
How I wonder what you are!
2. ALOUETTE
Composer and lyrics: Unknown
Alouette, gentille Alouette
Alouette je te plumerai
Alouette, gentille Alouette
Alouette je te plumerai
Je te plumerai la tete
Je te plumerai la tete
Et la tete, et la tete
Alouette, Alouette
O-o-o-o-oh
Alouette, gentille Alouette
Alouette je te plumerai
Alouette, gentille Alouette
Alouette je te plumerai
Alouette, gentille Alouette
Alouette je te plumerai
Je te plumerai le nez
Je te plumerai le nez
Et le nez, et le nez
Alouette, Alouette
O-o-o-o-oh
Alouette, gentille Alouette
Alouette je te plumerai
3. BEETHOVEN’S
FIFTH SYMPHONY
Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven
Considered one of his greatest works,
Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony is often
played at inaugural concerts of new
orchestras. What songs will you play
at your orchestra’s first concert?
4. THE WHEELS ON THE BUS
Composer and Lyrics: Unknown
(If you think the melody sounds a lot like
“Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush,”
you’re right. They’re the same.)
The wheels on the bus go
round and round,
round and round,
round and round.
The wheels on the bus go
round and round,
all through the town.
The wipers on the bus go
swish, swish, swish,
swish, swish, swish,
swish, swish, swish.
The wipers on the bus go
swish, swish, swish,
all through the town.
The horn on the bus goes
beep, beep, beep,
beep, beep, beep,
beep, beep, beep.
The horn on the bus goes
beep, beep, beep,
all through the town.
5. BINGO
Based on a song by William Swords
There was a farmer who had a dog
And Bingo was his name-o
B-I-N-G-O
B-I-N-G-O
B-I-N-G-O
And Bingo was his name-o
There was a farmer who had a dog
And Bingo was his name-o
(clap)-I-N-G-O
(clap)-I-N-G-O
(clap)-I-N-G-O
And Bingo was his name-o
There was a farmer who had a dog
And Bingo was his name-o
(clap)-(clap)-N-G-O
(clap)-(clap)-N-G-O
(clap)-(clap)-N-G-O
And Bingo was his name-o
[Clap out other letters]
6. CanCan
8. Baby Bumblebee
Composer: Jacques Offenbach
Music based on “The Arkansas Traveler”
by Colonel Sanford ‘Sandy’ C. Faulkner
This is perfect music to accompany
the CanCan, a dance that requires
lots of high kicking. Good thing your
orchestra is portable…this dance is best
done outside (and far, far away from
the china cabinet!).
7. Eensy, Weensy Spider
Composer and Lyrics: Unknown
The eensy, weensy spider
crawled up the water spout.
Down came the rain,
and washed the spider out.
Out came the sun,
and dried up all the rain,
and the eensy, weensy spider
went up the spout again.
I’m bringing home a baby bumblebee,
Won’t my mommy be so proud of me,
I’m bringing home a baby bumblebee…
Ouch! It stung me!
I’m squishing up a baby bumblebee,
Won’t my mommy be so proud of me,
I’m squishing up a baby bumblebee,
Ooh! It’s yucky!
I’m wiping off the baby bumblebee,
Won’t my mommy be so proud of me,
I’m wiping off the baby bumblebee,
Now my mommy won’t be mad at me!
9. Brahm’s Lullaby
Composer and lyrics: Johannes Brahms
Lullaby and goodnight, with roses bedight,
With lilies o’er spread is baby’s wee bed.
Lay thee down now and rest,
may thy slumber be blessed.
Lay thee down now and rest,
may thy slumber be blessed.
Lullaby and goodnight, thy mother’s delight,
Bright angels beside my darling abide.
They will guard thee at rest,
thou shalt wake on my breast.
They will guard thee at rest,
thou shalt wake on my breast.
(original German)
Guten Abend, gute Nacht,
Mit Rosen bedacht,
Mit Englein besteckt,
schlupf unter die Deck!
Morgen früh, wenn Gott will,
wirst du wieder geweckt.
Morgen früh, wenn Gott will,
wirst du wieder geweckt.
Guten Abend, gute Nacht,
von Englein bewacht,
Die zeigen im Traum,
Dir Christkindlein’s Baum.
Schlaf nun selig und süß,
schau in’s Traumparadies,
Schlaf nun selig und süß,
Schau in’s Traumparadies.
10. Row, Row, Row Your Boat
Composer and lyrics: Eliphalet Oram Lyte
Row, row, row your boat,
Gently down the stream.
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily,
Life is but a dream.
11. Pop! Goes the Weasel
13. Alphabet Song
All around the mulberry bush,
The monkey chased the weasel.
The monkey thought ‘twas all in fun,
Pop! Goes the weasel.
A - B - C - D - E - F - G
- H - I - J
- K - L -M - N - O - P
- Q - R - S
- T - U – V -
W - X - Y and Z.
Composer and lyrics: Unknown
Half a pound of tuppenny rice,
Half a pound of treacle.
Mix it up and make it nice,
Pop! Goes the weasel.
12. Entry of the Gladiators
Composer and lyrics: Julius Fucik
Originally written as a military march,
this upbeat tune is now commonly
used to introduce circus clowns—
not gladiators.
Composer: Louis Le Maire
Lyrics: Charles Bradlee
Now I know my A - B - C’s
Next time won’t you sing with me?
14. Come Little Leaves
Composer: Thomas J. Crawford
Lyrics: George Cooper
Come, little leaves,
Said the wind one day;
Come to the meadows
With me and play.
Put on your dresses
Of red and gold;
For summer is past,
And the days grow cold.
Dancing and flying,
The leaves went along,
Til Winter called them
To end their sweet song.
Soon, fast asleep
In their earthy beds,
The snow lay a coverlet
O’er their heads.
15. Für Elise
Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven
This is one of the first songs many
people learn to play on the piano,
and was one of the last published by
Beethoven. Is your name Elise? Then
this one’s für you!
end
Soon as the leaves
Heard the wind’s loud call,
Down they came fluttering,
One and all.
Over the meadows
They danced and flew,
All singing the soft
Little songs they knew.
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