Music of the Day (Quarter 3)

(1/30 or 1/31) We listened to works by this modern composer

• Philip Glass

• Peter Plastic

• Patrick Metal

(2/1 or 2/2) We heard "Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini" by this Russian composer

• Stravinsky

• Prokofiev

• Rachmaninoff

(2/3 or 2/6) Around the February full moon, we listened to Domi and JD Beck's piece "Moon" which featured

• Dizzy Gillespie

• Herbie Hancock

• Art Blakey

(2/7 or 2/8) We learned about this important musician and producer who changed the hip-hop landscape by turning off the quantize feature in his MIDI controller

• J Dilla

• K Zilla

• Ray Villa

(2/9 and 2/10) We listened to this important symphonic work by American Composer George Gerswhin

• An American in Paris

• Porgy and Bess

• Rhapsody in Blue

(2/13 and 2/14) We checked out this piece by Charlie Parker after the Kansas City Chiefs won the Super Bowl

• NYC Blues

• LA Blues

• K.C. Blues

We learned about "The most accomplished man of the 18th century" on 2/16 or 2/17. (A movie about him is coming out in April)

• Joseph Boulogne

• Johannes Schoen

• Jameson McGroan

We learned about tenor saxophonist nicknamed "Prez" around President's Day. His real name is:

• Chester Lung

• Lester Young

• Kester Sung

We learned about this composer around his birthday on 2/23 or 2/24

• G.F. Handel

• B.F. Goodrich

• W.B. Mason

(2/27 or 3/1) This composer's "Pavane for a Young Princess" premiered almost 100 years ago on the day we listened to it.

• Ravel

• Lobel

• Adele