Y5 Ukulele Performances

Year 2: Carnival of the animals

Saint Saens Composer

HippoYear 2 created their own music after hearing some of the musical creations by Camille Saint-Saens in his Carnival of the Animals. Is that a mouse or a chicken? A hippo or an elephant? What clues are in the sounds the year 2’s chose and the patterns they made?

Claude Debussy – “Reflets dans l’eau” – Reflections in the water.

Claude Debussy was called an impressionistic composer (like the artist Claude Monet) because he tried to capture changing light and colours in his music. He loved nature and is famous for his music depicting water, moonlight, the sea and animals.

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Claude Debussy

 

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Alfred Monet

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is a graphic score of his music.

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Water Lilies by Claude Monet