Classics For Kids

Naomi Lewin

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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191 episodes
Updated April 30

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May 23, 2015 · 6 min
Dmitri Kabalevsky 4: Musical Jokes
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.
May 16, 2015 · 6 min
Dmitri Kabalevsky 3: What’s a Galop
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.
May 9, 2015 · 6 min
Dmitri Kabalevsky 2: The Comedians Suite
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
May 2, 2015 · 6 min
Dmitri Kabalevsky 1: About Dmitri Kabalevsky
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,
Jun 22, 2013 · 6 min
Giuseppe Verdi 5: Famous Instrumental Music from Opera
Many operas feature music that is has become so famous all by itself, you might just forget that it’s part of an opera!
Jul 28, 2012 · 6 min
John Philip Sousa 5: I Love a Parade!
Before television, radio, and the movies, it used to be a very big deal when the circus came to town. Circus parades and performances were always accompanied by marches called
Jun 23, 2012 · 6 min
Giacomo Puccini 4: Classical Music that Turned into Musical Theater
Jonathan Larson, the composer of the musical “Rent,” used the same plot for this musical as Puccini did for La Bohème. Other composers also used classical music when they wrote
Jun 16, 2012 · 6 min
Giacomo Puccini 3: Bohemian Music
Giacomo Puccini’s opera La Bohème is about struggling artists in Paris. Its title means “the bohemian lifestyle.” But Bohemia isn't in France; it's in the Czech Republic. Other composers such
Jun 9, 2012 · 6 min
Giacomo Puccini 2: A Brief History of Italian Opera
Around the year 1600, Italian composers started writing theater pieces that use music all the way through them. Instead of speaking, characters in operas sing their lines. From Claudio Monteverdi,
Jun 2, 2012 · 6 min
Giacomo Puccini 1: About Giacomo Puccini
By the time Italian composer Giacomo Puccini was born in 1858, there had already been four generations of musicians in his hometown of Lucca. Most were church musicians, but Giacomo
Mar 31, 2007 · 6 min
Franz Joseph Haydn 6: Firsts
A collection of musical firsts, including the first string quartet, the first use of trombones in a symphony, and the first professional musician to make a recording.

Classics For Kids

Dmitri Kabalevsky 4: Musical Jokes

Dmitri Kabalevsky 3: What’s a Galop

Dmitri Kabalevsky 2: The Comedians Suite

Dmitri Kabalevsky 1: About Dmitri Kabalevsky

Giuseppe Verdi 5: Famous Instrumental Music from Opera

John Philip Sousa 5: I Love a Parade!

Giacomo Puccini 4: Classical Music that Turned into Musical Theater

Giacomo Puccini 3: Bohemian Music

Giacomo Puccini 2: A Brief History of Italian Opera

Giacomo Puccini 1: About Giacomo Puccini

Franz Joseph Haydn 6: Firsts