| Anderson |
The Typewriter, The Syncopated Clock, Bugler's Holiday, and many others (The St.Louis Symphony, conducted by Leonard Slatkin has recorded a CD on RCA titled: The Typewriter - Leroy Anderson Favorites .) |
| Bach |
Six Brandenberg Concertos ; The Swingle Singers - "Jazz Sebastian Bach"; The Well-Tempered Clavier |
| Bartok |
For Children or Für Kinder (solo piano) |
| Beethoven |
any of his symphonies, particularly the 6th, which is used in "Fantasia"; Piano Concerto No. 5 (the Emperor) - the 3 rd movement; Violin Concerto - 3 rd movement |
| Bernstein |
Overture to Candide, Symphonic Dances from Westside Story |
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Boy's Choirs of Vienna, Dresden, Harlem |
| Brahms |
Academic Festival Overture |
| Britten |
A Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra (Leonard Bernstein's recording is charmingly narrated by a child) |
| Chopin |
The Minute Waltz |
| Copland |
Rodeo |
| Debussy |
The Children's Corner (solo piano) ; Afternoon of a Faun (pensive, soothing music) |
| Dukas |
Sorcerer's Apprentice (music used in the first "Fantasia") |
| Dvorák |
Slavonic Dances; New World Symphony |
| Elgar |
Pomp and Circumstance (there's more to it than the theme we hear at graduation!!!) |
| Grieg |
Peer Gynt Suite (especially "In the Hall of the Mountain King" - delightfully scary!) |
| Haydn |
Surprise Symphony (Symphony #94) |
| Hindemith |
Symphonic Metamorphosis on Themes of von Weber |
| Holst |
The Planets (the soundtrack to 'Star Wars' sounds suspiciously like it!) |
| Humperdinck |
Hansel and Gretel, or highlights from this opera for children |
| Joplin |
ragtime piano music |
| Kleinsinger |
Tuby the Tuba (best version is narrated by Danny Kaye) |
| Mozart |
Eine Kleine Nacht Musik (A Little Night Music); Jupiter Symphony (#41); Violin Concerto No. 5 (the Turkish) - 3rd movement; Overture to Marriage of Figaro (appeals to a young child's love of break neck speed!) |
| Moussorgsky |
Night on Bald Mountain (music from the first "Fantasia") ; Pictures at an Exhibition |
| Offenbach |
Overture to Orpheus in the Underworld ( featuring the famous 'Can-Can' ) |
| Ponchielli |
Dance of the Hours |
| Prokofiev |
Peter and the Wolf (Leonard Bernstein's narration) |
| Rossini |
William Tell Overture (music with contrasts of calm and excitement); The Barber of Seville |
| Saint-Saëns |
Carnival of the Animals (Leonard Bernstein's narration); Danse Macabre (spooky music!) |
| Schumann |
Scenes from Childhood or Kinderszenen, Album for the Young ( solo piano) |
| John Philip Sousa |
various marches are inspiring and irresistible |
| Richard Strauss |
Til Eulenspeigel and His Merry Pranks |
| Stravinsky |
The Rite of Spring (music from "Fantasia") , the ballets Petrushka or The Firebird |
| Tchaikovsky |
The Nutcracker; Swan Lake; Sleeping Beauty; 1812 Overture; Children's Album (solo piano) |
| Vivaldi |
The Four Seasons (version recorded by Nigel Kennedy and the English Chamber Orchestra) |
| Williams |
Soundtracks from Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi |
