classical listening challenges

in the hall of the mountain king

This listening challenge is an epic adventure containing a broken heart, an escape from an underground troll kingdom and an epic chase scene.

the hebrides overture

Who would think that looking at a big, old cave would inspire some of the most beautiful music ever written?! Well, Felix Mendelssohn did...

canon in d

Did this composer steal his ideas from nursery rhymes? Join Dyzelle to find out how Pachelbel created one of the most famous pieces of music ever written.

entr’acte with violin solo

This composer is a Princess and a female composer (which was a rarity at the time) – this trailblazer deserves to be heard.

suite for violin and piano, no. 2 mother and child

This piece of music was inspired by an art work - can you imagine what the art might look like just from listening to the music?

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