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**Classics For Kids**

Join host Naomi Lewin as she introduces children to classical music in a fun and entertaining way with this educational outreach program of Cincinnati Public Radio, 90.9 WGUC, and the Charles H. Dater Foundation.

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Robert Schumann 4: Music for the Harvest Season Nov 26, 2016

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On this week’s Classics for Kids show, music for the harvest – and for fall.

Robert Schumann 3: All in the Musical Family Nov 19, 2016

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Robert and Clara Schumann were a husband and wife musician/composer team. But theirs was not the only family in which musician were linked by marriage. Others include Dvorak/Suk, Wagner/Liszt, Mozart/Weber, […]

Robert Schumann 2: Clara Schumann Nov 12, 2016

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Clara Wieck was born in 1819 in the German city of Leipzig. Her father, Friedrich Wieck, was a piano teacher who decided even before his daughter was born that she […]

Robert Schumann 1: About Robert Schumann Nov 05, 2016

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From the time he was young, Schumann knew that he wanted to write. The only question was, should he write words, or music? Eventually, Schumann became known as a famous […]

Dmitri Kabalevsky 5: Incidental Music May 30, 2015

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Incidental music creates a mood, or illustrates the action for what is going on in a play, movie or television show.

Dmitri Kabalevsky 4: Musical Jokes May 23, 2015

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Even though classical music is sometimes referred to as “serious music,” a lot of times it just isn’t. Serious, that is — classical composers wrote some very funny music.

Dmitri Kabalevsky 3: What’s a Galop May 16, 2015

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The kind of galop that Dmitri Kabalevsky put his suite The Comedians has nothing to do with horses. In fact, it’s not even spelled the same as a horse's gallop. […]

Dmitri Kabalevsky 2: The Comedians Suite May 09, 2015

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After Dmitri Kabalevsky wrote music for a play called The Inventor and the Comedians, he put selections from that music into a concert suite called The Comedians. Listen to what’s […]

Dmitri Kabalevsky 1: About Dmitri Kabalevsky May 02, 2015

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By the time Dmitri Kabalevsky was 14, the Russian Revolution had turned his country into a communist state. In spite of the Soviet Union’s control over artists of all kinds, […]

Giuseppe Verdi 5: Famous Instrumental Music from Opera Jun 22, 2013

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Many operas feature music that is has become so famous all by itself, you might just forget that it’s part of an opera!

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