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Fourth movement from Mozart's Requiem, in which all four vocal parts—bass, tenor, alto and soprano—have solo passages. Excellent for comparing male/female voices.
Official classification: Trombone (treble clef), Unit 5. Taking off - Exploring pitch, Classical Pieces, Audio, Key Stage 1, Key Stage 2, Key Stage 3, Classical, Female, Male, Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, Trombone Family, Naxos
Tags: Latin, mambo, Percussion, Drums
From Handel's work which is a presentation of Jesus' life and its significance according to Christian doctrine. Good example of solo male voice & trumpet.
Official classification: Trumpet, The Baroque Era, Classical Pieces, Audio, Male, Handel, George Frideric, Curriculum support, Naxos , Christianity
Gregorian chant is the central tradition of Western plainchant, a form of monophonic liturgical music within Western Christianity that accompanied the celebration of Mass and other ritual services.
named after Pope Gregory I, Bishop of Rome from 590 to 604, who is traditionally credited for having ordered the simplification and cataloging of music assigned to specific celebrations in the church calendar.
KS1/2 idea: a good example of unison singing by male voices (KS1) and consistent texture (KS2).
Official classification: Religion, Devotion & Meditation, Audio, Male, Male Voice Choir, Unison, Curriculum support
Audio clip of sacred Gregorian chant.
KS1/2 idea: a good example of unison singing for KS1 and continuous unchanging texture for KS2.
Official classification: Religion, Devotion & Meditation, Audio, Male, Male Voice Choir, Unison, Curriculum support, Unit 12. Bhajan/qawwali
Live acoustic performance of 2003 rock hit, featuring solo voice and rhythm guitar backing.
Official classification: Acoustic Guitar, 2000s, Audio, Rock, Male, Curriculum support
Well known aria sung by solo male tenor from the opera Turandot, made famous when Luciano Pavarotti's recording was used as the anthem for FIFA World Cup 1990 and hit the pop charts.
Official classification: Opera, 1900-1949, Games, Sport & Play, Classical Pieces, Audio, Male, Curriculum support, Puccini, Giacomo
Sacred music from Mass written around 1562 by Italian Renaissance composer of sacred music Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina. This is an often-performed mass and was always sung at the Papal Coronation Mass (the last being the coronation of Paul VI in 1963).
KS1/2 ideas: this Gloria is sung by a male voice choir, so a good example of male voice for KS1. Listening at KS2 may focus on the unaccompanied, four part harmony singing.
Official classification: Part-singing, The Renaissance, Religion, Devotion & Meditation, Classical Pieces, Audio, Key Stage 2, Key Stage 3, Child, Male, Curriculum support, Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da
Example of Bhajan (Indian devotional song) from North India, sung by solo male voice.
Official classification: Tabla, Focus:Bhajan/Qawwali, Religion, Devotion & Meditation, Audio, Male, India, Sitar, Indian, Curriculum support, Unit 12. Bhajan/qawwali, Harmonium
Cash's version of popular song written in 1875 by Henry Clay Work, but may have originated earlier. Suggested as a song for children to sing and slow down at the end for QCA Unit 4 'Feel the Pulse' at KS1. Also worth listening to the percussive 'clock' sound in this recording and for older children noting the key change just over half way through.
Official classification: Unit 4. Feel the pulse - Exploring pulse and rhythm, 1970s, Audio, Country, Folk, Male, Victorian Times, Curriculum support
Luciano Pavarotti performance of Aria from Puccini's opera Turandot, made famous as the theme music to 1990 World Cup. Suggested for listening in QCA Scheme of Work Song for KS3, to listen to this and popular songs from different times to identify common traits.
Official classification: Opera, 1900-1949, 1990s, Games, Sport & Play, Singers, Classical Pieces, Audio, Male, Curriculum support, Unit 15. Song, Puccini, Giacomo
Elvis performs this traditional hymn accompanied by a Gospel choir and band (piano, bass guitar and drums). The melody is written using a pentatonic scale, for KS2 or KS3 pupils focussing on songwriting or arrangement, it may valuable to compare this recording with the Charlotte Church performance also on the site.
Official classification: Audio, Key Stage 2, Key Stage 3, Pentatonic Scales, Male, Mixed Voice Choir, Unit 12 Dragon Scales , Curriculum support, Christianity
Originally written in 1954, this version released in 1964 featuring Sinatra singing, accompanied by Count Basie's Big Band. Played by both Apollo 10 on their moon orbital mission and Apollo 11 when on the moon.
Official classification: Space, 1950s, 1960s, Jazz, Audio, Key Stage 1, Key Stage 2, Jazz, Male, Unit 18 Journey Into Space, Curriculum support, Swing
Rumoured to have been written by Henry VIII, this is a typical Tudor song featuring a rhythmic ostinato on tambourine with melody and accompaniment on recorders. The song is played three times on this recording, first instrumental, then sung by solo male voice and finally with a group of singers in harmony.
Official classification: Tambourine, Recorder Family, Ostinato, Tudor England, The Renaissance, Audio, Key Stage 1, Key Stage 2, Female, Male, Curriculum support
Displaying 1 to 13 of 13 resources labelled with 'Audio' and 'Male'