Alfred's Essentials of Music Theory uses 43 classical compositions from 32 different composers and 62 folk pieces from 18 different world cultures. The musical examples include symphonies, marches,operas, oratorios, concertos, and piano literature. It's now easier than ever to integrate music andhistory or geography into your state or national curriculum utilizing Alfred's Essentials of Music Theory as a theoretical foundation.
**Music Featured in Theory Book 1 **
Classical Compositions (11)
1. Bach, Minuet
2. Beethoven, Symphony No. 8
3. Clarke, Trumpet Voluntary
4. Dvorak, Symphony No. 9
5. Foster, Camptown Races
6. Fucik, Entry of the Gladiators
7. Handel, Messiah
8. Mozart, Rondo All Turca
9. Sousa, El Capitan
10. Tchaikovsky, March Slav
11. Verdi, Il Trovatore
Folk Songs (8)
American
Take Me Out to the Ball Game
Aura Lee
English
Shepherd's Hey
French
Au Claire de la Lune
French-Canadian
Alouette
Israeli
Hatikvah
Welsh
All Through the Night
Hanukkah
Dreydl, Dreydl
**Music Featured in Theory Book 2 **
Classical Compositions (10)
1. Bizet, Theme from Farandole
2. Brahms, Symphony No. 1
3. Clarke, Trumpet Tune
4. Debussy, Arabesque No. 1
5. Handel, Joy to the World
6. Haydn, Symphony in G, "Surprise”
7. Mahler, Symphony No. 1
8. Meacham, American Patrol
9. Tchaikovsky, March from the Nutcracker Suite
10. Verdi, Triumphal March from Aida
Folk Songs (9)
American
Take Me Out to the Ball Game
Australian
Kookaburra
Austrian
Star Song
**English **
For He's a Jolly Good Fellow
Italian
Carnival of Venice
Puerto Rican
The Flower
Scottish
Auld Lang Syne
Christmas/Hanukkah
We Three Kings of Orient Are
We Wish You a Merry Christmas
Music Featured in Theory Book 3
Classical Compositions (4)
1. Beethoven, Für Elise
2. Beethoven, Symphony No. 5
3. Schubert, Schubert Melody
4. Lowry, Shall We Gather At the River?
Folk Songs (22)
American
Baa, Baa Black Sheep
Get on Board
Go, Tell It on the Mountain
Home on the Range
It Rained a Mist
Joshua Fought the Battle of Jericho
Mary Had a Little Lamb
Michael, Row the Boat Ashore
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
Shoo, Fly
Simple Gifts
Trampin'
Arabic
Ala Delona
English
London Bridge
Scarborough Fair
French
Pat-A-Pan
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star
French-Canadian
Mistletoe Gifts
Germany
Schlaf in Guter Ruh
Ghanian
Obwisana
Mexican
La Raspa
**Traditional **
Dona Nobis Pacem
Shall We Gather At the River
